995753 Pope Benedict XIV presenting the Encyclical \'Ex Omnibus\' to the Comte de Stainville, later Duc de Choiseul, 1757 (oil on canvas) by Batoni, Pompeo Girolamo (1708-87); 128.9x179.3 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; (add.info.: Pope Benedict XIV (Latin: Benedictus XIV; 31 March 1675 ??3 May 1758), born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, was Pope from 17 August 1740 to his death in 1758. ?tienne-Fran癟ois, comte de Stainville, duc de Choiseul (28 June 1719 ??8 May 1785) was a French military officer, diplomat and statesman. ); 穢 Minneapolis Institute of Art; The William Hood Dunwoody Fund; Italian, out of copyright.