Sir William Pope Reidentified

November 19 2024

Image of Sir William Pope Reidentified

Picture: YCBA

Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:

Edward Town, curator at the Yale Center for British Art, has shared some interesting new research undertaken on this very beautiful portrait by William Larkin in the YCBA's collection. Having previously thought to have been a likeness of Grey Brydges, fifth Baron Chandos, and more recently downgraded to 'Portrait of an unknown man', Town has put forward the idea that this is in fact an image of Sir William Pope, later Earl of Downe. Click on the link to read the full story.

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Exciting news too that the YCBA will be reopening to the public on 29th March 2025.


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