Portrait of Sir Richard Hopkins, half-length, in brown embroidered waistcoat and red velvet coat

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English School, circa 1730
Portrait of Sir Richard Hopkins, half-length, in brown embroidered waistcoat and red velvet coat
oil on canvas
30 x 25 1/8 in. (76.2 x 63.9 cm.)

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Lot Essay

The sitter was a director of the London Assurance Company from its foundation by Walter, 1st Lord Chetwynd, in 1720, and became Governor of the company from 1723-36. During this time, the Corporation was based in Castle Court, Birchin Lane, with a back entrance to Cornhill, and was opened as The London Assurance House in August, 1720.

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