Wikimedia Commons

File:Captain Frederick Cornewall, 1706-88 RMG BHC2633.tiff

Original file ‎(1,924 × 2,464 pixels, file size: 13.56 MB, MIME type: image/tiff)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary edit

Thomas Gainsborough: Captain Frederick Cornewall, 1706-88  wikidata:Q50910009 reasonator:Q50910009
Artist
Thomas Gainsborough  (1727–1788)  wikidata:Q192720 s:en:Author:Thomas Gainsborough q:en:Thomas Gainsborough
 
Thomas Gainsborough
Description British painter, engraver and drawer
Date of birth/death 14 May 1727 Edit this at Wikidata 2 August 1788 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Sudbury London
Work location
Sudbury, London, Ipswich, Bath
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q192720
 Edit this at Wikidata
image of artwork listed in title parameter on this page
Author
British School, 18th century
Title
Captain Frederick Cornewall, 1706-88 Edit this at Wikidata
title QS:P1476,en:"Captain Frederick Cornewall, 1706-88 Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Len,"Captain Frederick Cornewall, 1706-88 Edit this at Wikidata"
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Genre portrait Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: Captain Frederick Cornewall, 1706-88

A three-quarter-length portrait to right in captain's, over three years, undress uniform, 1746-67 and a tie wig. The empty right sleeve of his coat is pinned across and his hat is held in his left hand. It is inscribed in gold, top left, 'Captain Frederick Cornewall, R.N'.

In 1744 as a lieutenant in the 'Marlborough', 90 guns, commanded by his cousin James Cornewall, he fought in Mathews's inconclusive action off Toulon, where he lost his right arm. His cousin was killed in the fighting and Cornewall was made post-captain immediately afterwards. Although he was appointed to the vacant command his health prevented him from executing his duty. At Admiral Byng's action off Minorca in 1756 he commanded 'Revenge', 70 guns, and it was his evidence at the court-martial which was largely responsible for the guilty verdict that resulted in Byng being shot. He does not seem to have had any further sea service. Cornewall was MP for the Montgomery Boroughs, 1771-74.

Captain Frederick Cornewall (1706-1788)
Depicted people Frederick Cornewall Edit this at Wikidata
Date circa 1765
date QS:P571,+1765-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium oil on canvas Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions Frame: 1486 mm x 1232 mm x 90 mm;Painting: 1270 mm x 1016 mm
institution QS:P195,Q7374509
Current location
Royal Museums Greenwich
Accession number
BHC2633
References
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/14107
Permission
(Reusing this file)

The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose.

The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright.
Identifier
InfoField
Acquisition Number: OP1960-17
id number: BHC2633
Collection
InfoField
Oil paintings

Licensing edit

This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
Public domain

This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer.

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.

This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.
The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".
This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current14:38, 1 October 2017Thumbnail for version as of 14:38, 1 October 20171,924 × 2,464 (13.56 MB)Fæ (talk | contribs)Royal Museums Greenwich Oil paintings (1765), http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/14107 #1980

You cannot overwrite this file.

Metadata

This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Captain_Frederick_Cornewall,_1706-88_RMG_BHC2633.tiff&oldid=848028923"