. Early English portraits and other paintings . 1753;died, 1818. Married Emily Charlotte, sister of the Duke ofRichmond. Entered the Navy, 1766, and in 1805 was ap-pointed to the command of the Halifax station. It was dur-ing his incumbency there and under his direct orders that theLeopard engaged the United States frigate Chesapeake, in1807, a combat which led to a prolonged diplomatic corre-spondence and was one of the primary causes of the war whichwas precipitated five years later. A florid man, with indications of a choleric temperament,though with a certain severe kindliness of features
. Early English portraits and other paintings . 1753;died, 1818. Married Emily Charlotte, sister of the Duke ofRichmond. Entered the Navy, 1766, and in 1805 was ap-pointed to the command of the Halifax station. It was dur-ing his incumbency there and under his direct orders that theLeopard engaged the United States frigate Chesapeake, in1807, a combat which led to a prolonged diplomatic corre-spondence and was one of the primary causes of the war whichwas precipitated five years later. A florid man, with indications of a choleric temperament,though with a certain severe kindliness of features withal, theadmiral appears at half-length, standing, against a dark, richred drapery, beneath a corner of which is to be seen a deco-rative landscape. He is turned to the left, three-quarters front,and is observed almost in full face. He is large, broad-chested,full-bodied, with broad head and the heavy jowls of a goodeater. He wears the white wig of the day, white waistcoatand jabot, and a rich dark green velvet coat witli large No. 36SIR GEORGE HAYTER English: 1792—1871 PORTRAIT OF MRS. GVRNEY Height, 30 inches; width, 25 inches Three-quarter length portrait of a young matron, seated andfacing the left, three-quarters front. Her face is plump, withthe fresh English complexion, her large eyes are blue, and herdark chestnut-brown hair projects in tight ringlets over hertemples from beneath an ornamental lace cap adorned withflowers which conforms tightly to her head. More lace circlesher throat and edges her loosely fitting gown of solid tur-quoise-blue, and on it is displayed at the breast a large topazset within a border of small pearls. She has looked up from aleather-bound book which she has been reading, and still holdsin her hands, which are folded one over the other and rest on agreen-covered table in front of her.
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