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'''''Portrait of Admiral Rodney''''' or '''''Admiral Rodney at the Battle of the Saintes''''' is a 1783 ] by the English ] ] featuring the British ] ].<ref>Whitley p.211</ref> <ref>Corbett p.206</ref> It depicts his April 1782 victory at the ] in the ] during the ]. Rodney led the ] to a decisive victory over the French ] commanded by the ] by "]".<ref>Grant p.168</ref> |
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'''''Portrait of Admiral Rodney''''' or '''''Admiral Rodney at the Battle of the Saintes''''' is a 1783 ] by the English ] ] featuring the British ] ].<ref>Whitley p.211</ref> <ref>Corbett p.206</ref> It depicts his April 1782 victory at the ] in the ] during the ]. Rodney led the ] to a decisive victory over the French ] commanded by the ] by "]".<ref>Grant p.168</ref> Rodney is shown on the deck of the de Grasse's captured ] '']'' with the ship's ] ] behind him, as the battle rages in the background. |
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Rodney was also notably painted by Gainsborough's contemporary and rival, ], who exhibited his painting at the ]'s ] in 1789. Reynolds similarly included action from the Battle of the Saintes in the background. Commissioned by the ], it remains today in the ].<ref>https://www.rct.uk/collection/405899/george-brydges-first-lord-rodney-1719-92</ref> A later copy is in the ] in ].<ref>https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-14444</ref> |
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Rodney was also notably painted by Gainsborough's contemporary and rival, ], who exhibited his painting at the ]'s ] in 1789. Reynolds similarly included action from the Battle of the Saintes in the background. Commissioned by the ], it remains today in the ].<ref>https://www.rct.uk/collection/405899/george-brydges-first-lord-rodney-1719-92</ref> A later copy is in the ] in ].<ref>https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-14444</ref> |
