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<p>A three-quarter-length portrait of William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, turned to the left, gazing to the left, seated in a red upholstered armchair, holding some papers with his left hand and his cheek leaning on his right hand. Dressed in dark crimson velvet coat and knee-breeches, with white stockings, Short powdered wig, tied at the back with a black ribbon. Architectural background with pillard portico on the left, with view of trees and sky. On the 
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table are books, and two bronze statuettes, one representing either Samson or Hercules holding the jawbone of an ass, the other possibly a boxer.</div>
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John Powell (<i>fl</i>.1769–1785), after Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792)</div>
1782<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1782-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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