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| Keywords: Robert Stopford.jpg Painting Creator Henry William Beechey en A half-length portrait to the left in a painted oval wearing captain's full-dress uniform 1787-95 He was promoted to captain at the age of 22 and fought at the Battle of the Glorious First of June in 1794 He received a gold medal for his conduct at the Battle of San Domingo in 1806 took part in the Rio and Copenhagen expeditions of 1806-07 attacked Rochefort in 1808 was Commander-in-Chief at the Cape of Good Hope in 1808 and reduced Java in 1811 His last active post was as commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean fleet and he was present at the Bombardment of Acre in 1841 From that year until his death he was Governor of Greenwich Hospital in the rank of Admiral <br /> 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' c 1790-1791 Oil on canvas cm Institution NMM http //www nmm ac uk/mag/pages/mnuExplore/ViewLargeImage cfm ID BHC3040 letter C The National Maritime Museum other versions PD-old-100 DEFAULTSORT 1790-1791; Robert Stopford by Beechey Henry William Beechey 18th-century portrait paintings in the National Maritime Museum London Robert Stopford Royal Navy officer 1790 oil on canvas paintings in the United Kingdom Portrait 1791 oil on canvas paintings in the United Kingdom Portrait 1790 portrait paintings from Great Britain Male 1791 portrait paintings from Great Britain Male 18th-century oil oval portraits of men at half length 18th-century oil portraits of men at half length in military uniforms Collars in art Portrait paintings of men of the United Kingdom Portraits of men in naval uniforms of the United Kingdom | ||||
