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Rear-Admiral Sir William Wharton (1843-1905)
A half-length portrait to the left showing Wharton in his rear-admiral's full dress uniform, 1901-04, wearing the star and neck decoration of a KCB (civil); his arms are folded. The painting is posthumous and from a photograph of about 1904.
William Wharton was a surveying officer. In 1884 he was appointed surveyor to the Navy, a post he held until retirement in 1904.
Another version is in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery (NPG 1497).
William Wharton was a surveying officer. In 1884 he was appointed surveyor to the Navy, a post he held until retirement in 1904.
Another version is in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery (NPG 1497).
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Object Details
| ID: | BHC3087 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | Painting |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Harry Allen |
| Date made: | circa 1908; circa 1905 |
| People: | Wharton, William James Lloyd; Wharton Testimonial Fund, Committee of the |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Greenwich Hospital Collection |
| Measurements: | Frame: 1050 mm x 926 mm x 120 mm;Painting: 760 mm x 635 mm |