Vice-Admiral_Sir_Andrew_Mitchell,_1757-1806.jpg

Summary

Lemuel Francis Abbott : Portrait of Vice Admiral Sir Andrew Mitchell (1757-1806) (

)

Artist



Description	British portrait painter
Date of birth/death	1760	15 December 1802
Location of birth/death	Leicestershire	London
Work location	London
Authority file	: Q725410 VIAF : 91413578 ISNI : 0000000082771079 ULAN : 500012143 LCCN : nb2008002424 NLA : 35072996 WorldCat

Title

Portrait of Vice Admiral Sir Andrew Mitchell (1757-1806)

Object type

painting

Description

A half-length portrait which depicts the sitter facing left and wearing a vice-admiral's undress uniform of 1795–1812, with the star and ribbon of a Knight Bachelor. As a flag officer under Admiral Duncan in the North Sea, he received the surrender of the remains of the Dutch fleet in the Vlie in 1799. This painting is thought to be a later copy.

Date

circa 1795-1803

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 76.2 cm (30 in); width: 63.5 cm (25 in)

Collection

National Maritime Museum

	Native name	National Maritime Museum
	Parent institution	Royal Museums Greenwich
	Location	Greenwich , London , England
	Coordinates	51° 28′ 51.96″ N, 0° 00′ 20″ W
	Established	1937
	Website	Royal Museums Greenwich
	Authority file	: Q1199924 VIAF : 153531318 ISNI : 000000040426429X LCCN : n80126325 GND : 1049610-5 SUDOC : 028465725 WorldCat

Accession number

BHC2865

References

artuk.org

Source/Photographer

Russianpaintings.net

Licensing

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Captions

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depicts

Andrew Mitchell