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Admiral Sir Erasmus Gower (1742-1814)
Artist: LIVESAY, Richard (fl. 1776-1823)
Born in Pembrokeshire, Erasmus Gower (1742-1814) rose to the rank of Admiral of the White in 1810. His career included exploration of the coast of Patagonia, 1789, command of the vessel which took Lord Macartney's mission to China, 1792, and the Governorship of Newfoundland, 1804. Livesey, drawing master at the Royal Naval College at Portsea, painted portraits and marine subjects. This portrait of the sitter in Rear Admiral's uniform was probably painted on his promotion to that rank in 1799.
Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 471
Creation/Production
LIVESAY, Richard
Role: Creation
Date:
Acquisition
Gift, 10/9/1959
Given by Mrs Helen Dew
Techniques
oil on canvas
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting
Material
oil
canvas
Location
In store
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