. English: 'Commodore' Samuel Wilkes, a Greenwich Pensioner, circa 1832 This is one of a series of nine head-and-shoulders portraits of Greenwich Pensioners by John Burnet. It shows Samuel Wilkes wearing a tricorn hat, jacket and stock. Wilkes had been in the crew of the 'Victory' at Trafalgar in 1805, but where he acquired the nickname of 'Commodore' remains unclear. These sketches were used for a painting, 'Greenwich Hospital and Naval Heroes', commissioned by the Duke of Wellington in 1835 as a pendant to David Wilkie's 'Chelsea Pensioners', now at Apsley House, London. It was exhibited in
. English: 'Commodore' Samuel Wilkes, a Greenwich Pensioner, circa 1832 This is one of a series of nine head-and-shoulders portraits of Greenwich Pensioners by John Burnet. It shows Samuel Wilkes wearing a tricorn hat, jacket and stock. Wilkes had been in the crew of the 'Victory' at Trafalgar in 1805, but where he acquired the nickname of 'Commodore' remains unclear. These sketches were used for a painting, 'Greenwich Hospital and Naval Heroes', commissioned by the Duke of Wellington in 1835 as a pendant to David Wilkie's 'Chelsea Pensioners', now at Apsley House, London. It was exhibited in 1837, and shows Greenwich Pensioners commemorating Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar in Greenwich Park. Joseph Miller, a Greenwich Pensioner, circa 1832 . 1832, circa. John Burnet (1784–1868) Alternative names Burnet; J. Burnet; Burnett Description British painter and engraver Date of birth/death 20 March 1784 29 April 1868 Location of birth/death w:Musslburgh, near w:Edinburgh London Authority control : Q1699461 VIAF:?71666773 ISNI:?0000 0000 8151 912X ULAN:?500031008 LCCN:?n82220771 GND:?132861739 WorldCat 3 'Commodore' Samuel Wilkes, a Greenwich Pensioner, circa 1832 RMG BHC3092
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