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| Keywords: Admiral Sir Francis Geary full length.jpg Artwork Creator George Romney Creator Dominic Serres background and ships LangSwitch A full-length portrait to right wearing flag officer's full-dress uniform 1767-83 a tie wig and holding his hat and cane in his right hand There is a pentimento which indicates the hat was originally on his head and the picture was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1782 A rear-admiral under Hawke in 1759 Geary had the misfortune to miss the Quiberon Bay action that November In May 1780 he succeeded to the command of the Channel fleet on the death of Sir Charles Hardy during a critical period of threatened French invasion but was forced to give up the command for health reasons the following August In this painting he stands on the battery at Portsmouth with the fleet anchored in the left background including the Victory 100 guns as his flagship Both the background and the ships are believed to be by Dominic Serres There is a modern inscription in the left foreground The artist was an important portrait painter of the late 18th century generally ranked third after Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough He was in Paris in 1764 and in 1773 moved to Italy for two years where he became interested in history paintings in the elevated and élitist 'Grand Manner' This developed into improving upon nature and the pursuit of perfect form At its best his work demonstrated refinement sensitivity and elegance although it could also be repetitive and monotonous As a society painter he typified late-18th-century English artists who compelled by the conditions of patronage to spend their time in producing portraits could only aspire to imaginative and ideal painting By 1780 Romney's portraits according to Horace Walpole were 'in great vogue' and he worked in an increasingly neo-classical style ca 1782 1783 Oil on canvas cm 241 5 147 5 Institution NMM exhibition history Exhibited at the Royal Academy summer exhibition 1782 accession number BHC2707 http //collections rmg co uk/collections/objects/14181 html The National Maritime Museum other versions PD-old-100 DEFAULTSORT 1782-1783; Francis Geary; by Romney Portrait paintings by George Romney Dominic Serres 18th-century portrait paintings in the National Maritime Museum London Sir Francis Geary 1st Baronet 1782 oil on canvas paintings in the United Kingdom Portrait 1783 oil on canvas paintings in the United Kingdom Portrait 1782 portrait paintings from Great Britain Male 1783 portrait paintings from Great Britain Male 18th-century oil portraits of standing men at full length wearing military uniforms Canes in portrait paintings Cannons in portrait paintings Male portrait paintings with powdered wigs Male shoes in portrait paintings Marine portraits Portrait paintings of men holding tricorne hats Portrait paintings of men with swords Portraits of men in naval uniforms of the United Kingdom | ||||
