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George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer

painting by John Singleton Copley
VisualArtwork painting Q28048543
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Key Facts

  • Creator: John Singleton Copley[1]
  • Genre: portrait[2]
  • Depicts: George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer[3], wig[4], scarf[5], jacket[6], necktie[7]
  • Made from material: oil paint[8], canvas[9]
  • Collection: National Portrait Gallery[10]
  • Inventory number: NPG 1487[11]
  • Location: National Portrait Gallery[12]
  • Inception: 1800[13]
  • Main subject: George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer[14]
  • Height: 73.7 cm[15]
  • Width: 61.0 cm[16]
  • Copyright status: public domain[17]

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  2. [1] ↑ . npg.org.uk. npg.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  8. [8] ↑ . npg.org.uk. Retrieved . npg.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . npg.org.uk. Retrieved . npg.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [12] ↑ . npg.org.uk. Retrieved . npg.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . npg.org.uk. Retrieved . npg.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . npg.org.uk. Retrieved . npg.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · ~2026-55258-43 · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Depicts → George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer, wig, scarf +2
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-remove:1||2 */ Depicts"
  2. 17d ago · Jcmoissinac · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Collection → National Portrait Gallery
    Main subject → George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer
    Made from material → oil paint, canvas
    Copyright status → public domain
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Depicts: man, Ajout par Jcmoissinac, à partir d'une analyse de l'image tirée de Q28048543."
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