Portrait of a captain, ca.1740
A three-quarter-length portrait to the left showing the unidentified sitter in a brown coat and a white, gold-frogged waistcoat, wearing a grey wig. His right hand is on his hip; his left elbow rests on a cannon and he carries a telescope in his left hand. He stands on a shore with a rocky cliff to the right; a two-decker ship firing a salute (?) is on the left.
Object Details
ID: | BHC3140 |
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Collection: | Fine art |
Type: | Painting |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | British School, 18th century |
Date made: | 18th century |
People: | Baldwin, James |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
Measurements: | Painting: 1270 mm x 1016 mm |
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