John Benbow, Esqre. Admiral of the Blue. Painted by Sir G Kneller, Bart. Presented to Greenwich Hospital by His Majesty King George the Fourth.
Print showing a portrait of Vice-Admiral John Benbow (1653-1702), from the painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller, presented to Greenwich Hospital by King George IV. Engraved by W.T. Mote and published by Harding & Lepard, Pall Mall East, on 1 March 1831. Also a cutting from a printed journal circa 1835, giving details of Benbow's career and an illustration of his birthplace at Coton Hill, Shrewsbury.
Record Details
| Item reference: | AGC/B/28/2; MSS/80/179 MSS/80/179.0 MS1980/179 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | 1 print; 1 journal cutting |
| Date made: | 1831 |
| Creator: | Kneller, Godfrey; Mote, W. T. Harding & Lepard |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Letter written by Rear-Admiral John Benbow in the SUFFOLK off Calais, to Richard Haddock, 1696. (Manuscript) (AGC/B/28/1)
- John Benbow, Esqre. Admiral of the Blue. Painted by Sir G Kneller, Bart. Presented to Greenwich Hospital by His Majesty King George the Fourth. (Manuscript) (AGC/B/28/2)
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