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Debra Force f i ne art , i nc . 13 EAST 69TH STREET SUITE 4F NEW YORK 10021 TEL 212.734.3636 WWW.DEBRAFORCE.COM Portrait of John Grey , 1766, oil on canvas, 30 2 25 in. B e n j am i n W e s t ( 1738 – 1820 ) Three years after arriving in London, BenjaminWest painted this portrait of John Grey, youngest son of the 4 th Earl of Stamford, in 1766 . Trained as a lawyer, the sitter grew up in the family estate, Enville, in Sta V ordshire, known for its elaborate gardens. A wash drawing on the table depicts a garden landscape, most likely for the grounds of the estate.