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William Beechey: Rear-Admiral Sir John Jervis, 1735-1823, Earl of St Vincent  wikidata:Q50855786 reasonator:Q50855786
Artist
William Beechey  (1753–1839)  wikidata:Q48566
 
William Beechey
Description British portrait painter
Date of birth/death 12 December 1753 Edit this at Wikidata 28 January 1839 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death England London Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q48566
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Title
Rear-Admiral Sir John Jervis, 1735-1823, Earl of St Vincent Edit this at Wikidata
label QS:Len,"Portrait of John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent (1735-1823)"
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Genre portrait Edit this at Wikidata
Description
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A head-and-shoulders portrait, full-face, in a painted oval. Wearing rear-admiral's undress uniform 1787-95, and the ribbon and star of the Bath, the former worn inside his coat. The background has been painted as sky. In 1795, he was put in command of the British Mediterranean fleet, and in 1797, with Nelson as his commodore, led his forces to victory over a Spanish fleet off Cape St Vincent. Jervis was created Earl St Vincent in recognition of this achievement and he later became First Lord of the Admiralty, 1801-04. The sitter and the artist became friends and this is reflected in the directness, warmth and intimacy of this portrait, particularly notable since Jervis had a public reputation as a strict disciplinarian. The artist trained as a lawyer before entering the Royal Academy Schools, London, in 1772, where he may have studied with Johan Zoffany. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1776, and throughout his career he produced competent portraits since he had no shortage of clients. In 1793, he was named portrait painter to Queen Charlotte and undertook a number of royal commissions. His straightforward style perfectly suited the stolid and conventional taste of the Royal family. In 1795, John Opie described Beechey's pictures as 'of that mediocre quality as to taste & fashion, that they seemed only fit for sea captains & merchants'.

Depicted people John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent Edit this at Wikidata
Date between 1787 and 1790
date QS:P571,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1787-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1790-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 76.2 cm (30 in); width: 63.5 cm (25 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,76.2U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,63.5U174728
institution QS:P195,Q1199924
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Accession number
BHC3001
Credit line Caird Fund
References

https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/14474.html

https://www.artuk.org/discover/artworks/rear-admiral-sir-john-jervis-17351823-earl-of-st-vincent-172577
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