Captain Edward Riou, 1762 - 1801
Rectangular miniature in a gilt metal presentation frame with a central suspension ring. The sitter is shown almost half-length turned to his right but looking to the viewer. He has brown eyes and greying hair, wears the captain's full-dress of 1795-1812 [?] a white waistcoat and neckcloth, and is shown against a greenish almost architectural background, with a hint of shadowed wall to the right and an arch (or false oval) above his head.
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Object Details
ID: | MNT0216 |
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Collection: | Fine art |
Type: | Miniature |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Samuel Shelley, Samuel |
Date made: | circa 1800 |
People: | Riou, Edward |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Purchased with the assistance of the Society for Nautical Research Macpherson Fund |
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