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Summary
George Romney: Portrait of John Forbes (1714-1796) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q371280 |
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Title |
Portrait of John Forbes (1714-1796) label QS:Len,"Portrait of John Forbes (1714-1796)" |
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painting object_type QS:P31,Q3305213 |
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Genre | portrait | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
A half-length portrait of John Forbes slightly to left, in flag officer's undress uniform, circa 1774-83. He wears a white wig. He supported Mathews during and after the Battle of Toulon 1744. He served as a member of the Admiralty Board in 1757 and was the only one who would not ratify the sentence of death of Byng. He became General of the Marines and followed Hawke as the Admiral of the Fleet in 1781 but was prevented by ill-health from taking any active part in affairs. The artist was an important portrait painter of the late-18th century, generally ranked third after Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough. He was in Paris in 1764 and in 1773 moved to Italy for two years, where he became interested in history paintings in the elevated and élitist 'Grand Manner'. This developed into improving upon nature and the pursuit of perfect form. At its best his work demonstrated refinement, sensitivity and elegance, although it could also be repetitive and monotonous. As a society painter he typified late-18th-century English artists who, compelled by the conditions of patronage to spend their time in producing portraits, could only aspire to imaginative and ideal painting. By 1780 Romney's portraits, according to Horace Walpole, were 'in great vogue' and he worked in an increasingly neo-classical style. Signed and dated 'G Romney Pinx. 1778'. |
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Date |
1778 date QS:P571,+1778-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium |
oil on canvas medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259 |
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Dimensions |
height: 76.2 cm (30 in); width: 63.5 cm (25 in) dimensions QS:P2048,76.2U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,63.5U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q1199924 |
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Source/Photographer | The National Maritime Museum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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22:43, 9 July 2012 | 1,024 × 1,219 (988 KB) | Jan Arkesteijn | adjusted exposure | ||
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22:35, 29 February 2008 | 560 × 667 (88 KB) | Benea~commonswiki | {{Information |Description=A half-length portrait slightly to left, in flag officer's undress uniform, circa 1774-83. He wears a white wig. He supported Mathews during and after the Battle of Toulon 1744. He served as a member of the Admiralty Board in 17 |
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Author | George Romney |
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Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 41 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 41 dpi |
Software used | GIMP 2.8.10 |
File change date and time | 20:48, 25 April 2015 |
Exif version | 2.1 |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |
Image width | 1,024 px |
Image height | 1,219 px |
Date and time of digitizing | 02:41, 10 July 2012 |
Date metadata was last modified | 02:41, 10 July 2012 |