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Captain William Owen (1737-1778)
The son of a Montgomeryshire gentry family, Owen served in the Navy in India during the Seven Years War (1756-63), and lost his arm in a battle against the French in 1760. This portrait was therefore painted after 1760 and Owen is wearing his Lieutenant's uniform.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 2360
Creation/Production
BRITISH SCHOOL, 18th century / YSGOL BRYDEINIG, 18fed ganrif
Date: 1760-1767
Acquisition
Gift, 5/3/1993
Given by Miss Humphreys Owen
Measurements
Height
(cm): 54.5
Width
(cm): 42.6
Height
(in): 21
Width
(in): 16
Techniques
oil on canvas
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting
Material
oil
canvas
Location
In store
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