The Right Honble. Adam Duncan, Viscount Duncan of Camperdown
Print
16/04/1798 (published)
16/04/1798 (published)
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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.
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Title | The Right Honble. Adam Duncan, Viscount Duncan of Camperdown (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Mezzotint on paper |
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. |
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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)
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Bibliographic reference | Smith, John Chaloner. British Mezzotinto Portraits. London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1883. Vol. 4, p.1446.
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Accession number | 24070 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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