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Admiral Edward Russell, 1652-1727, 1st Earl of Orford
In 1692 Russell commanded the Anglo-Dutch fleet at the five-day Battle of Barfleur and the destruction of the French fleet at La Hogue following the action, thus halting Louis IV’s invasion plans (see scenes of the battle: BHC0331, BHC0337 and BHC0338).
Russell is shown wearing a grey velvet coat with gold embroidered button holes, and a brown full-bottomed wig. His right hand rests on a globe on the left, his finger indicating the north French coast. To the right on a table is a letter inscribed ‘To the Right Honourable the Earle of Orford’. The portrait is signed ‘G Kneller’ and was painted about 1710.
Russell is shown wearing a grey velvet coat with gold embroidered button holes, and a brown full-bottomed wig. His right hand rests on a globe on the left, his finger indicating the north French coast. To the right on a table is a letter inscribed ‘To the Right Honourable the Earle of Orford’. The portrait is signed ‘G Kneller’ and was painted about 1710.
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Object Details
| ID: | BHC2992 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | Painting |
| Display location: | Display - QH |
| Creator: | Kneller, Godfrey |
| Date made: | circa 1710 |
| People: | Russell, Edward |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Fund |
| Measurements: | Painting: 1279 mm x 1027 mm; Frame: 1452 mm x 1208 mm x 84 mm; Overall: 31.2 kg |