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George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham[edit]

This image is of George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham it is obvious from the style of the wigs that this is a picture depicting Restoration fashions. However here is a reliable source to back up the observation.

  • Whitaker, Joseph Vernon (1875) "Life of Buckingham" in The Art Treasures of England: The Master-pieces of the Best English, Irish and Scottish Painters and Sculptors Represented by One Hundred Fine Steel Engravings, with Biographical and Descriptive Text, Gebbie & Barrie, p. 149