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Admiral Sir Arthur William Moore (1847-1934)
A three-quarter length portrait to left in an admiral’s frock coat and wearing the stars of the G.C.B. and G.C.V.O. Moore holds a telescope in his right hand and his left holds the hilt of his sword. On a table behind him are a number of charts and dividers. The artist has signed and dated the portrait in a corner of the chart on the table.
At the taking of the Suez Canal in 1882 Moore was the commander in the ‘Orion’ which played a leading role. He was a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty from 1898-1901, Commander in Chief at the cape 1901-04, number two in the Channel Fleet 1904-05, commander in Chief in China 1906-08 and at Portsmouth 1911-12. The painting dates from this last period and is signed and dated ‘E.I. van Someren 1913’.
At the taking of the Suez Canal in 1882 Moore was the commander in the ‘Orion’ which played a leading role. He was a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty from 1898-1901, Commander in Chief at the cape 1901-04, number two in the Channel Fleet 1904-05, commander in Chief in China 1906-08 and at Portsmouth 1911-12. The painting dates from this last period and is signed and dated ‘E.I. van Someren 1913’.
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Object Details
| ID: | BHC2868 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | Painting |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Someren, Edmund Lawrence van |
| Date made: | 1913 |
| People: | Moore, Arthur William |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. We regret that Museum enquiries have not been able to identify the copyright holder and would welcome any information that would help us update our records. Please contact the Picture Library. |
| Measurements: | Painting: 1347 mm x 964 mm x 25 mm |