Image: Sir William Beechey - Portrait of Admiral Sir George Cranfield Berkeley

Description: Sir William Beechey - Portrait of Admiral Sir George Cranfield Berkeley Identifier: earlyenglish00amer (find matches) Title: Early English portraits and other paintings Year: 1915 (1910s) Authors: American Art Association Subjects: F.A.G. Hood, Esq G.F.W. Hood, Esq Publisher: New York : American Art Association Contributing Library: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: 1753;died, 1818. Married Emily Charlotte, sister of the Duke ofRichmond. Entered the Navy, 1766, and in 1805 was ap-pointed to the command of the Halifax station. It was dur-ing his incumbency there and under his direct orders that theLeopard engaged the United States frigate Chesapeake, in1807, a combat which led to a prolonged diplomatic corre-spondence and was one of the primary causes of the war whichwas precipitated five years later. A florid man, with indications of a choleric temperament,though with a certain severe kindliness of features withal, theadmiral appears at half-length, standing, against a dark, richred drapery, beneath a corner of which is to be seen a deco-rative landscape. He is turned to the left, three-quarters front,and is observed almost in full face. He is large, broad-chested,full-bodied, with broad head and the heavy jowls of a goodeater. He wears the white wig of the day, white waistcoatand jabot, and a rich dark green velvet coat witli large goldbuttons. Text Appearing After Image: No. 36SIR GEORGE HAYTER English: 1792—1871 PORTRAIT OF MRS. GVRNEY Height, 30 inches; width, 25 inches Three-quarter length portrait of a young matron, seated andfacing the left, three-quarters front. Her face is plump, withthe fresh English complexion, her large eyes are blue, and herdark chestnut-brown hair projects in tight ringlets over hertemples from beneath an ornamental lace cap adorned withflowers which conforms tightly to her head. More lace circlesher throat and edges her loosely fitting gown of solid tur-quoise-blue, and on it is displayed at the breast a large topazset within a border of small pearls. She has looked up from aleather-bound book which she has been reading, and still holdsin her hands, which are folded one over the other and rest on agreen-covered table in front of her. Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
Title: Sir William Beechey - Portrait of Admiral Sir George Cranfield Berkeley
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