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Title
John Dryden (1631–1700)
Date
18th C
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 74 x W 62 cm
Accession number
PO-0122
Acquisition method
gifted by Sir Louis Sterling, 1951 (from Christies, 29th June 1951); previously: Charles Montague, 1st Earl of Halifax (sale 1739/1740); Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield; Henry Lascelles, later 6th Earl of Harewood, 1918 (from house sale, Leedam and Harrison, 15th–25th July 1918)
Work type
Painting