. English: Admiral Thomas Mathews, 1676-1751 A three-quarter-length portrait, almost full-face, in a blue coat with mariner's cuffs and a red waistcoat, both frogged with gold. He wears a short, white full-bottomed wig and holds a telescope in his right hand, his left hand resting on a cannon. The portrait was painted when the sitter was Vice-Admiral of the Red and Commander-in-Chief of the British Mediterranean fleet, 1742-44. The background shows the fleet at anchor in Hyères Bay, Toulon, with Lestock's flagship 'Neptune', 90 guns, and units of his squadron on the right; the stern of Mathew
. English: Admiral Thomas Mathews, 1676-1751 A three-quarter-length portrait, almost full-face, in a blue coat with mariner's cuffs and a red waistcoat, both frogged with gold. He wears a short, white full-bottomed wig and holds a telescope in his right hand, his left hand resting on a cannon. The portrait was painted when the sitter was Vice-Admiral of the Red and Commander-in-Chief of the British Mediterranean fleet, 1742-44. The background shows the fleet at anchor in Hyères Bay, Toulon, with Lestock's flagship 'Neptune', 90 guns, and units of his squadron on the right; the stern of Mathews's flagship 'Namur', 90 guns, on the extreme left of the picture. This portrait was painted just before his unfortunate encounter with the Franco-Spanish fleet off Toulon in which only one enemy ship was taken. Mathews was hindered by the disobedience of his second-in-command, Lestock. At the subsequent court martial, Mathews was held to be chiefly responsible for the failure of the action, and was cashiered. The French-born artist worked exclusively as a portrait painter and spent most of his working life in Provence. This is one of a group of portraits he painted of English naval officers while Mathews' fleet was blockading Toulon. It was engraved by John Faber in 1744, see PAF3384. Admiral Thomas Mathews (1676-1751) . 1743. Claude Arnulphy (1697–1786) Alternative names Claude Arnulphi Description French painter Date of birth/death 1697 22 June 1786 Location of birth/death Lyon Aix-en-Provence Work location Rome, Aix-en-Provence (between 1722 and 1789) Authority control : Q2745814 VIAF:?76587702 ISNI:?0000 0000 6664 2496 ULAN:?500015135 BNF:?14968515v RKD:?2573 267 Admiral Thomas Mathews, 1676-1751 RMG BHC2855
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