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A gentleman believed to be Captain Henry Morgan, in a brown coat with pink epaulette, lace jabot and cuffs, long curling hair, holding a lemon
on vellum on panel, with added inscription and date AETATIS /SVA, 25 AO, 1679, gilt wood frame
rectangular, 3 7/8 x 3 in. (98 x 76 mm.)
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Henry Morgan (1635 - 1688) was born to a prosperous Welsh farming family. Morgan became a privateer and famous for his exploits against the Spanish. He led his crew on many successful and profitable raids including a spectacular attack on Panama City in 1670 that earned him a knighthood. A few months later, Morgan settled in Port Royal, Jamaica as its deputy governor and pursued his life as a rich sugar plantation owner.

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