86 Commodore Augustus Keppel, 1752–3, oil on canvas, 239 × 147.5...

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Description: Captain the Honourable Augustus Keppel, 1725–1786

TitleCaptain the Honourable Augustus Keppel, 1725–1786

Creator nameReynolds, Joshua

Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1752–1753

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

LocationNational Maritime Museum, London

https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-14296

Accession numberBHC2823

SubjectsPortrait painting, Georgian (British)Full-length portraitsNavies--Officers

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II. The Temple of Flora

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Description: Science and the Perception of Nature: British Landscape Art in the Late Eighteenth...

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Dr Robert John Thornton’s A New Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus von Linnaeus was produced between the years 1797 and 1807. It consisted of three parts, the first two being Thornton’s account of Linnaeus’ system. The third...

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Charlotte Klonk

PublisherPaul Mellon Centre

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Chapter subject tags:Thornton, Robert John, 1768?-1837Botanical illustration--England--18th centuryBotanical illustration--England--19th centuryLinné, Carl von, 1707-1778Darwin, Erasmus, 1731-1802. Loves of the plantsReinagle, Philip, 1749-1833Portrait painting, British--18th century

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Reynolds: Portraiture in Action

~~On 5 June 1753 Reynolds wrote a long, increasingly hurried letter to Joseph...

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Mark Hallett

PublisherPaul Mellon Centre

Related print edition pages: pp.95-131

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Chapter subject tags:Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792Aristocracy (Social class)--Great Britain--18th centuryPortrait painting, British--18th centuryRamsay, Allan, 1713-1784Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786Art and society--Britain--History--18th centuryHudson, Thomas, 1701-1779Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797Portrait prints, British--18th century

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