Admiral Sir Edward Pellew

first quarter 19th century

George Chinnery

Associated Names
George Chinnery

Artist, British, 1774 - 1852

The image depicts a sketch of a person standing and facing slightly to the side. They are in a pose with one arm extended forwards. The person's facial features are subtly drawn, and they have hair styled with some detail drawn around the head. The clothing appears to be a loosely fitting jacket and trousers that taper around the ankles. There is no discernible jewelry or objects. The background is blank, showing only the sketched lines. There are some faint writings above the sketch.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 20.9 x 14.6 cm (8 1/4 x 5 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.21

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Covent Garden Gallery, Ltd. [William Drummond], London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1981-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1993

  • NGA O'Neal 1993, cat 84.

Inscriptions

probably by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: G Chinnery; by later hand, across top in graphite: We had a finished drawing by Chinnery of Sir Pellow / which we gave to him when he became Lord Exmouth. / + this is Chinnerys sketch for that drawing; by later hand, center verso in graphite: 25

Wikidata ID

Q64571308

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