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The Right Honble. Adam Duncan, Viscount Duncan of Camperdown

Print
16/04/1798 (published)
Artist/Maker
John & Josiah Boydell (publisher)
Ward, James (engraver)
Hoppner, John (RA) (artist)
Place of origin
London (published)

Whole-length portrait, standing, turned slightly to left and wearing naval uniform; right hand resting on a telescope; rocks behind and in the left background a sea battle.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Portraits
Scotland
Object type
Print
TitleThe Right Honble. Adam Duncan, Viscount Duncan of Camperdown (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint on paper
Paper
Mezzotint
Brief description
Print, whole-length portrait of Adam Viscount Duncan of Camperdown. Mezzotint by James Ward after John Hoppner, 1798.
Physical description
Whole-length portrait, standing, turned slightly to left and wearing naval uniform; right hand resting on a telescope; rocks behind and in the left background a sea battle.
Dimensions
  • Height: 65.8cm
  • Width: 46cm
Measured by SH 20/05/2011.
Style
British School
Copy number
2nd state
Marks and inscriptions
'Painted by I. Hoppner R.A. Engraved by Jas. Ward Painted & Engraver in Mezzotint to H.R.H. the P. of Wales. The Right Honble. Adam Duncan, Viscount Duncan of Camperdown and Baron Duncan of Lundie in the shire of Forfar Admiral of the Blue Squadron and Knight of the Russian Imperial Order of Sr Alexander Nevsky. Pubd. April 16 1798 by J. & J. Boydell at the Shakespeare Gallery Pall Mall & No. 90 Cheapside.' (Lettered)
Subjects depicted
Sea
Rocks
Uniform
Warships
Battle
Duncan, Adam (Viscount)
Bibliographic reference
Smith, John Chaloner. British Mezzotinto Portraits. London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1883. Vol. 4, p.1446.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
24070

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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