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Summary
William Elliott: A Naval Review
Artist
William Elliott
(–1810)
Alternative names
Lieut. William Elliot; Elliot; Lieut. Elliot; Elliott; Lieutenant Elliot
Description
British painter and naval officer
Date of birth/death
18th century
date QS:P,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
1810
Work period
1774 –1810
Authority file
: Q8008546
VIAF: 95692135
ULAN: 500001917
Oxford Dict.: 8681
RKD: 26026
creator QS:P170,Q8008546
Title
A Naval Review
title QS:P1476,en:"A Naval Review "
label QS:Len,"A Naval Review "
Object type
painting
Description
English: After his recovery from illness George III went to Weymouth and Plymouth; on 18 August 1789 he went aboard the Southampton and witnessed a naval review including a mock engagement between two divisions of the fleet. Lieutenant William Elliott RN was a naval officer as well as painter, who exhibited at the Royal Academy during the 1780s. This work is signed and dated 1790 and may be 'His Majesty reviewing the Fleet on Board the Southampton Frigate off Plymouth' exhibited at the Society of Artists in 1790 (no. 87). The Southampton appears centre left flying the Royal Standard.
Date
1790
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
height: 122.5 cm (48.2 in) ; width: 185.7 cm (73.1 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,+122.5U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+185.7U174728
Collection
Royal Collection
Native name
Royal Collection of the United Kingdom
Location
United Kingdom
Established
after 1491
date QS:P,+1491-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1491-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Website
https://www.rct.uk
Authority file
: Q1459037
institution QS:P195,Q1459037
Accession number
RCIN 405921 (Royal Collection)
References
Royal Collection (UK) ID: 405921
Source
Royal Collection
Licensing
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