Lord Anson. George Lord Anson
An oval bust-length portrait of George Anson (1697–1762) in flag-officer’s full-dress uniform, 1748–67, and a wig. Lettered in the border of the portrait: ‘Lord Anson. / W. Walker sculpt.’ Also lettered beneath the image ‘George Lord Anson.’ The portrait is derived from Joshua Reynolds’s oil painting of 1753–5, a version of which is now at Shugborough. (Updated May 2019.)
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Object Details
ID: | PAD2818 |
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Type: | |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Reynolds, Joshua; Walker, William |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Mount: 93 mm x 75 mm |