Portrait of Admiral Sir Stanley Smith, as a young man, small half-length, in naval Uniform
Details
Daniel Gardner (1750-1805)
Portrait of Admiral Sir Stanley Smith, as a young man, small half-length, in naval Uniform
pencil, coloured chalks and bodycolour, oval
10 x 8½in. (25.5 x 21.5cm.)
Portrait of Admiral Sir Stanley Smith, as a young man, small half-length, in naval Uniform
pencil, coloured chalks and bodycolour, oval
10 x 8½in. (25.5 x 21.5cm.)
Provenance
(Probably) The Artist's Granddaughter, Anne Eliza Dixon;
(Probably) Lord Carlington;
Lady Strachey;
Christie's, 17 July 1911, lot 63 (bt. Knoedler); J. Thursby-Pelham;
Mrs Guy Argles and by descent to the previous owner
(Probably) Lord Carlington;
Lady Strachey;
Christie's, 17 July 1911, lot 63 (bt. Knoedler); J. Thursby-Pelham;
Mrs Guy Argles and by descent to the previous owner
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, Exhibition of British Art, 1934, no.850 (souvenir catalogue no.663) as 'Naval Portrait'.
Admiral Sir William Sydney Smith, always known as Sydney (1764-1840) served unofficially for the Swedes in Russia and was made Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword by Gustavus III in 1790. He was captured fighting against the French in 1796 and was held as a privateer until he escaped, or was allowed to escape two years later. His independent behaviour annoyed Nelson when Smith was serving in the East Mediterranean, where he relieved Acre in 1799; he also quarrelled with Sir John Moore of Corunna. He was M.P. for Rochester from 1802. He formented rebellion in Southern Italy in 1806. A rear-admiral in 1805 and vice-admiral in 1810, he retired in June 1815, with the rank of admiral, to Paris, where he died.
Admiral Sir William Sydney Smith, always known as Sydney (1764-1840) served unofficially for the Swedes in Russia and was made Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword by Gustavus III in 1790. He was captured fighting against the French in 1796 and was held as a privateer until he escaped, or was allowed to escape two years later. His independent behaviour annoyed Nelson when Smith was serving in the East Mediterranean, where he relieved Acre in 1799; he also quarrelled with Sir John Moore of Corunna. He was M.P. for Rochester from 1802. He formented rebellion in Southern Italy in 1806. A rear-admiral in 1805 and vice-admiral in 1810, he retired in June 1815, with the rank of admiral, to Paris, where he died.