The Naval Captain
The Naval Captain
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A full-length portrait for the gentleman who looks as though he has recently commanded a seventy-gun ship and has no intention of discussing it.
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The original
Captain John Gell, Gilbert Stuart, 1785, Metropolitan Museum of Art, object 2000.450.
The story
John Gell was a British naval officer who had commanded the seventy-gun Monarca in battles against the French. Gilbert Stuart looked to Sir Joshua Reynolds for the heroic language of grand portraiture, combining naturalism with an imposing sense of duty and command.
Fine Art Paper: museum-quality fine-art reproduction. Matte Cotton Canvas: a softly textured canvas finish for a more traditional painted appearance.
Category: THE GENTLEMAN.
Original source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art