Sir Edward Berry, Captain of his Majesty's Ship the Vanguard

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Artist/Maker	Keating, George (engraver) Keating, George (publisher) Singleton, Henry (artist)
Place of origin	London (published)

Half-length, turned to front and looking to left; right hand with a glove and placed on breast. The sitter is wearing naval uniform, his hair curled and powdered, an epaulette on the right shoulder and a black neck cloth.

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Object type	Print
Title	Sir Edward Berry, Captain of his Majesty's Ship the Vanguard (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Mezzotint on wove paper Wove Paper Mezzotint
Brief description	Half-length portrait of Sir Edward Berry in naval uniform. Mezzotint by George Keating after Henry Singleton, 1799.
Physical description	Half-length, turned to front and looking to left; right hand with a glove and placed on breast. The sitter is wearing naval uniform, his hair curled and powdered, an epaulette on the right shoulder and a black neck cloth.
Dimensions	Height: 50.3cm Width: 37.2cm Measured by SH 27/09/2010
Style	British School
Copy number	2nd state
Marks and inscriptions	'Painted by H. Singleton. Engraved by G. Keating London, Published March 1 1799 by G. Keating 18 Warwick Street, Gordon Square. Sir Edward Berry, Captain of his Majesty's Ship the Vanguard, and first Captain to Admiral Lord Nelson.' (Lettered) 'Cape St. Vincent 14 Febr. 1797 The Nile 1 Augt. 1798' (Lettered at the top of the sheet)
Subjects depicted	Captain Epaulette Uniform Berry, Edward (Sir)
Bibliographic reference	Smith, John Chaloner. British Mezzotinto Portraits. London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1883. Vol. 2, p. 778.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	24201

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O638335/sir-edward-berry-captain-of-print-keating-george/

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