A three-quarter-length portrait of George Bridges Rodney (bap. 1718, d. 1792) in flag officer’s undress uniform, 1748–1767, and a hat, leaning his right hand on the fluke of an anchor in front of an overhanging cliff and a view of the sea. Lettered beneath the image with the title: ‘Sir George Brydges Rodney, Bart. Admiral of the White.’ Also lettered with the publication details in French and English: ‘Se vend chez J. M. Will à Augsbourg. / Printed for & Sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69. in St. Paul’s Church Yard. London.’ This print was published by Carington Bowles in London and, with an additional publication line in French, by Johann Martin Will in Augsbourg. The portrait is derived from Joshua Reynolds’s oil painting of 1756–9 (now at Petworth), possibly through James Watson’s mezzotint of 1762 (see PAG6409). The engraver has added a hat to Rodney’s head. The inscription refers to Rodney as admiral of white, which was his rank from January 1778 onwards. It also describes him as a baronet, indicating that the print predates his creation as Baron Rodney in June 1782. Bowles later published another version of this print, in which Rodney appears older and is described as ‘Baron Rodney’ in the inscription (see PAG6411). (Updated May 2019.)