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Sir William Beatty, circa 1770-1842
A half-length portrait in which the sitter is turning to the left and looking directly at the viewer. He is wearing a physician's full-dress uniform of 1805-25. Beatty was senior surgeon on board the 'Victory' at Trafalgar, where he attended Nelson at his death. From 1806 to 1840, he was Physician to Greenwich Hospital and was knighted in 1831.
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Object Details
| ID: | BHC2538 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | Painting |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Devis, Arthur William |
| Vessels: | Victory (1765) |
| Date made: | circa 1806 |
| People: | Beatty, William |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Frame: 976 mm x 850 mm x 95 mm;Painting: 762 mm x 635 mm |