John Michael Rysbrack (1694-1770), Sculptor.
Here, Rysbrack is surrounded by classical sculpture; pausing from his work, he holds dividers and a scroll of paper. More detailed information on this portrait is available in a National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue, John Kerslake's Early Georgian Portraits (1977, out of print).
c. 1728
Oil on canvas
1257.0 x 1003.0mm
NPG 1802
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