Museum number
A301A
Object
Framed oil painting: Admiral Lord Rodney (1718–1792), British School c.1768
Materials
Oil
On display?
Yes

Further description

Simple name
Painting
Subject
Portrait
Dimensions
framed: 9cm (d) x 111cm (h) x 91cm (w)
regular: 71.1cm (h) x 88.9cm (w)
Admiral Lord Rodney (1718–1792) British School Oil on canvas, about 1768 George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney was celebrated as a naval hero, particularly after his victories in the American War of Independence. This portrait by an unknown artist shows him in an unusual pose, almost in profile, as though gazing out to sea. It dates from before 1778, when he was promoted from Vice-Admiral to Admiral. A301A Purchased 1926

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