File:Portrait of a Naval Captain RMG L9774.jpg
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John Downman: Portrait of a Naval Captain
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Portrait of a Naval Captain  |
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| Object type | painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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portrait |
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| Description |
English: Portrait of a Naval Captain A small full-length portrait of naval captain, apparently in the 1774-87 undress uniform though the buttons are regularly spaced (rather than in threes for a senior captain, twos for a junior), and with an elaborately embroidered waistcoat with lapels overlapping those of the coat. Turned slightly to his right he holds his hat and the top of his cane in his right hand. His dog lies behind him against a wooded background to sitter's left and his ship to his right. The picture was presented to the Museum in 1991 and has been suggested, based on likeness, that it may show Captain Alexander Schomberg (1720-1804): this, and the received attribution to Downman (for whom it does not seem good enough) both require further work. [PvdM 7/09] |
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| Date | Late 18th century - Early 19th century | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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oil on canvas |
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| Dimensions | Painting: 760 mm x 528 mm; Frame: 812 mm x 577 mm x 50 mm; Overall: 8.8 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BHC4242 |
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| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/201224 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright. |
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| Identifier | id number: BHC4242 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collection | Oil paintings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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