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Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke

Jonathan Richardson

Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678-1751), Politician; MP for Wootton Bassett and Berkshire; government official and political philosopher.
c. 1738
Oil on canvas
572.0 x 483.0mm
NPG 1493
Image and text © National Portrait Gallery, 2022

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