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Frederick North, Later Fifth Earl of Guilford, in Rome, by Hugh Douglas Hamilton, pastel, 1790

Frederick North, Later Fifth Earl of Guilford, in Rome

Hugh Douglas Hamilton

1790

pastel

canvas

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Dominant colour

Overview

Frederick North, Later Fifth Earl of Guilford, in Rome is a 1790 pastel by Hugh Douglas Hamilton, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?
Hugh Douglas Hamilton
When & what style?
1790 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
National Gallery of Art

About this work

The painting is titled Frederick North, Later Fifth Earl of Guilford, in Rome. It was created in 1790 by Hamilton, Hugh Douglas. The artist used a mix of pastel, gouache, and graphite on paper to create this work. This painting is part of the Romanticism movement, which focused on emotion and individualism. To learn more about this style, look into the movement: Romanticism.

About the artist

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Artist

Hugh Douglas Hamilton

Hugh Douglas Hamilton RHA (c. 1739 – 10 February 1808) was an Irish painter who specialised in portrait painting. He spent considerable periods in London and Rome before returning to Dublin in the early 1790s. Until the…

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