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A full length portrait to right in admiral’s full dress uniform and wearing the ribbon and star of the Bath. His right hand is on an anchor fluke and his left clenched across his chest. His hair is probably his own. In the right background the artist has shown a scene from the battle of the Saints. The primary version of the portrait was painted for the Prince of Wales and exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1789, and is now in the Royal Collection. This replica version was probably sold in auction in 1821 to George III, having previously belonged to Reynolds’ niece Lady Thomond. It may be the portrait that was in Reynolds’ studio at his death. Although Rodney served almost continuously from 1732 until he was promoted admiral in 1759, it is only after that time that he had opportunities to distinguish himself.
Title
Admiral Lord George Brydges Rodney (1719–1792), 1st Baron Rodney
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 239 x W 146 cm
Accession number
BHC2971
Acquisition method
National Maritime Museum (Greenwich Hospital Collection)
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
W. Hogarth