Scott Wilcox on portrait of Francis Bassett

Spotlight
October 26, 2012

Pompeo Batoni, Francis Basset (detail), 1778, oil on canvas, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid

Curator Scott Wilcox discusses the portrait of Francis Bassett by Pompeo Batoni, which was on view as part of the Center's exhibition The English Prize: The Capture of “Westmorland,” An Episode of the Grand Tour.

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