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Joseph Tucker, Surveyor of the Navy
A half-length portrait to the right showing Tucker in a black coat and white stock.
Joseph Tucker was appointed master shipwright at Plymouth Dockyard in 1802. He held the post until he was made joint Surveyor of the Navy, with Robert Seppings, on 14 June 1813. He retired in 1831. He is best remembered for designing, in 1809, a 170-gun ship with five tiers of guns: it was intended to be called 'Duke of Kent' but never built.
This portrait was presented to Greenwich Hospital by his widow (GH no.252), but further details have yet to be established. [PvdM 7/11]
Joseph Tucker was appointed master shipwright at Plymouth Dockyard in 1802. He held the post until he was made joint Surveyor of the Navy, with Robert Seppings, on 14 June 1813. He retired in 1831. He is best remembered for designing, in 1809, a 170-gun ship with five tiers of guns: it was intended to be called 'Duke of Kent' but never built.
This portrait was presented to Greenwich Hospital by his widow (GH no.252), but further details have yet to be established. [PvdM 7/11]
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Object Details
| ID: | BHC3063 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | Painting |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | British School, 19th century |
| Date made: | 19th century; circa 1815 |
| People: | Tucker, Joseph; Mrs Tucker |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Painting: 762 mm x 635 mm; Frame: 950 mm x 840 mm x 90 mm |