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George Frederic Watts: Admiral Henry John Chetwynd, 1803-68, 18th Earl of Shrewsbury  wikidata:Q50852944 reasonator:Q50852944
Artist
George Frederic Watts  (1817–1904)  wikidata:Q183245 s:en:Author:George Frederic Watts q:en:George Frederick Watts
 
George Frederic Watts
Description British painter and sculptor
Date of birth/death 23 February 1817 Edit this at Wikidata 1 June 1904
Location of birth/death London Limnerslease bei Compton (Surrey)
Work period 1837 Edit this at Wikidata–1899 Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
London, Florence, Paris, Konstantinopel
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artist QS:P170,Q183245
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Title
Admiral Henry John Chetwynd, 1803-68, 18th Earl of Shrewsbury Edit this at Wikidata
title QS:P1476,en:"Admiral Henry John Chetwynd, 1803-68, 18th Earl of Shrewsbury Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Len,"Admiral Henry John Chetwynd, 1803-68, 18th Earl of Shrewsbury Edit this at Wikidata"
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Genre portrait Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: Admiral Henry John Chetwynd, 1803-68, 18th Earl of Shrewsbury

A head and shoulders, facing to the right in profile, wearing a brown coat against a pastoral background. Watts has achieved a portrait that is both intimate and melancholy, reflecting the sitter’s retreat from public life. No longer a serving officer he is shown as a private man in a distinctly brooding landscape.

Chetwynd entered the navy in 1817 and fought at the Battle of Navarino in 1827, for which he received the CB and other decorations. He was promoted to captain and later naval ADC to Queen Victoria.

This portrait was painted in about 1865 and is a more finished version of the one in the Watts Gallery at Compton, near Guildford. Watts (1817-1904) was both a painter and sculptor, portraiture in both being only one of his subject areas. He was elected RA in 1867 and by the 1870s was one of the most eminent artists of his time. He twice declined Queen Victoria's offer of a baronetcy but was one of the first members of the Order of Merit when it was instituted by Edward VII in 1902. Watts presented 35 of his works to the nation.

Oil final George Frederic Watts
Date circa 1865
date QS:P571,+1865-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium oil on canvas Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions Frame: 787 mm x 674 mm x 54 mm;Overall: 7.8 kg;Painting: 609 x 503 x 10 mm
institution QS:P195,Q7374509
Current location
Royal Museums Greenwich
Accession number
BHC3028
Notes Former acquisition number OP1943-32.
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Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/14501
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