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| Keywords: EdmundPrideaux (1693-1745) ByWilliamAikman.jpg Artwork en Edmund Prideaux 1693-1745 of Prideaux Place Cornwall The sitter is identifiable by the coat of arms on the plinth and by his connections with the Hobarts of Blickling where this hangs amongst other portraits of ˜Norfolk Worthies ™ Although he was from an ancient Cornish family Edmund was associated with Norwich His father the noted Orientalist Humphrey Prideaux was Dean of Norwich and Edmund married Hannah Wrench who came from that city He made a Grand Tour of Italy probably in 1739 during which he collected a number of Roman antiquities and pictures Afterwards he set about transforming the interior and exterior of Prideaux Place his large E-plan house which is shown in the background He transformed the grounds with garden buildings and a wilderness with serpentine paths 1730 Oil on canvas cm 226 134 5 Blickling Hall Norfolk - National Trust 355554 http //www bbc co uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/edmund-prideaux-16931745-171130 other versions PD-old-100 William Aikman Blickling Hall 18th-century portrait paintings in National Trust places 1730 1730 oil on canvas paintings in the United Kingdom Portrait 1730 portrait paintings from Great Britain Male 18th-century oil portraits of standing men at three-quarter length 1730 Green drapery in portrait paintings 1730 Left hand on hip in portrait paintings 1730 Portrait paintings of men holding books 1730 Portrait paintings of men with swords 1730 | ||||
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