Admiral_Thomas_Mathews.jpg
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Summary
Claude Arnulphy : Admiral Thomas Mathews, 1676-1751 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q2745814
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Title |
Admiral Thomas Mathews (1676-1751)
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Object type | painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre | portrait | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
English:
Painted while Vice-Admiral of the Red and Commander-in-Chief of the English Mediterranean fleet, 1742-44.
In the background is Hyères Bay, Toulon, with Mathews' second in command, Richard Lestock's flagship the 90-gun 'Neptune', and units of his squadron on the right; the stern of Mathews's flagship the 90-gun 'Namur', is on the extreme left of the picture.
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Date |
1743
date QS:P571,+1743-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Medium |
oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
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Dimensions |
height: 127 cm (50 in); width: 101.5 cm (39.9 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,127U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,101.5U174728
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q1199924
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Accession number |
BHC2855
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References | https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/admiral-thomas-mathews-16761751-172531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | The National Maritime Museum |
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