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Henry Clinton (1684-1728) was a Whig magnate who opposed the Tory Ministry under Queen Anne, and became a Privy Councillor and Paymaster-General under George I.
Portrait of Henry Clinton (1684-1728), 7th Earl of Lincoln, quarter-length, in a red coat and white stock, wearing the Star of the Garter, feigned oval
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Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723)
Portrait of Henry Clinton (1684-1728), 7th Earl of Lincoln, quarter-length, in a red coat and white stock, wearing the Star of the Garter, feigned oval
signed and dated 'G Kneller/1722' (lower left)
oil on canvas
30 x 25in. (76.3 x 63.5cm.)
In an English 18th Century carved and gilded frame.
Portrait of Henry Clinton (1684-1728), 7th Earl of Lincoln, quarter-length, in a red coat and white stock, wearing the Star of the Garter, feigned oval
signed and dated 'G Kneller/1722' (lower left)
oil on canvas
30 x 25in. (76.3 x 63.5cm.)
In an English 18th Century carved and gilded frame.