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Admiral Richard Edwards, d.1794. A three-quarter-length portrait of Richard Edwards, Admiral of the Blue. He faces left and wears a flag officer's full-dress uniform 1767-83, with his hat and cane in his right hand. The background shows the coast of
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Admiral Sir Charles Hardy, circa 1717-80. A three-quarter-length portrait to left wearing flag officer's full-dress uniform, 1767-83 and white wig. His right hand holds his sword and his left hand is in his breeches pocket. His flagship is in the lef
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Captain Sir Richard Pearson, 1731-1806. A three-quarter-length portrait of traditional 'kit-cat' size (36 x 28 inches). Pearson sits to the to the left in captain's (over three years) full-dress uniform 1774-87 with a tie wig, and a sword v
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Captain Sir William Abdy, Bt, circa 1732-1803. A half-length portrait to left showing Abdy wearing captain's full-dress uniform, 1774-87 and a white tie wig. Seated in a red chair with his left hand resting on his arm, the sitter confronts the gaze o
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Shipping off Madras. This painting suggests shipping off the coast of Madras (also known as Fort St George in the 18th century, and today as Chennai) with the harbour and buildings of the city in the distance. Here, the British flag flies prominently from
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'Resolution' and 'Discovery' at Huaheine. (Updated, February 2018) This painting refers to James Cook’s third voyage to the Pacific in 1776-80. To the right the ‘Resolution’ and the ‘Discovery’ are at anch
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Rodney's Fleet Taking in Prizes after the Moonlight Battle, 16 January 1780. A painting showing a scene after the Moonlight battle 16 January 1780. Sir George Rodney was appointed Commander-in-Chief in the Leeward Islands in the autumn of 1779, durin
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The Moonlight Battle off Cape St Vincent, 16 January 1780. Sir George Rodney was appointed Commander-in-Chief in the Leeward Islands in the autumn of 1779, during the War of American Independence, and on his way out he convoyed supplies to the beleaguered
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The Moonlight Battle: the Battle off Cape St Vincent, 16 January 1780. An unusual representation of the Moonlight battle, during the War of American Independence, 1775-83. Cape St Vincent is on the south coast of Portugal and the site of several important
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The Moonlight Battle: the Battle off Cape St Vincent, 16 January 1780. Oil painting (in temporary slip-type frame)
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National Maritime Museum