Portrait of a Gentleman, possibly Edward Cope Hopton (1707-1754), half-length, in a blue coat and red waistcoat trimmed with gold, feigned oval

This portrait is datable to circa 1740 and the sitter is believed to be of Edward Cope Hopton (1707-1754), who was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, and was Member of Parliament for Hereford between 1741 and 1747.