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Artist
Bartholomew Dandridge  (1691–1754)  wikidata:Q4865240
 
Bartholomew Dandridge
Alternative names
Dandridge; Dandride
Description British painter
Date of birth/death 1691 Edit this at Wikidata 1754 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London Edit this at Wikidata London Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
London Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q4865240
Description
English: Portrait of George Walton (1664/65 - 1739)
"While commanding the ‘Carcass’, 1701–02, Walton went to the West Indies with a squadron under Vice-Admiral John Benbow, who in March 1702 appointed him to the ‘Ruby’. She was one of the squadron with Benbow in the actions with Admiral Jean-Baptiste Du Casse, 19–24 August 1702, off Cape Santa Marta (Columbia), when Walton was the only captain who loyally supported his admiral. In 1718 he played a notable part in Sir George Byng’s action off Cape Passaro, 31 July 1718."
Date probably 1734–39
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 127.2 cm (50 in); width: 101.5 cm (39.9 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,127.2U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,101.5U174728
institution QS:P195,Q1199924
Current location
not on view
Accession number
BHC3076
Inscriptions The portrait is signed lower left ‘B. Dandridge Pinx.’, and was probably painted 1734–39. Dandridge had taken over Kneller’s old studio in 1731.=
References https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/14549.html
Source/Photographer The National Maritime Museum

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