The Surrender of the Dutch Admiral de Winter to Admiral Duncan at the Battle of Camperdown (The Victory of Lord Duncan)
About this artwork
Adam Duncan’s victory over the Dutch allies of the French Revolutionary government off Kamperduin (Camperdown) in 1797 raised the veteran Scottish admiral to the status of a British national hero. This huge celebratory picture was a commercial speculation rather than a State or private commission. The portraitist J S Copley had been drawn to London in 1775 by the phenomenal success of his fellow-expatriate Benjamin West as a painter of modern history in the grand manner.
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artist:John Singleton Copley (1737 - 1815) American
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title:The Surrender of the Dutch Admiral de Winter to Admiral Duncan at the Battle of Camperdown (The Victory of Lord Duncan)
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date created:1799
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:about 275.00 x 368.50 cm; Framed: 319.50 x 412.50 x 18.70 cm
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credit line:Acquired from the Countess of Buckinghamshire's Trust 1997 (date of formal concession of ownership)
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accession number:NG 2661
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John Singleton Copley
John Singleton Copley
John Singleton Copley was born in Boston, the son of Irish immigrants. His step-father, Peter Pelham, was a portrait painter and engraver and, after Pelham's death in 1752, Copley continued his artistic education through books and prints. A visiting English artist, Joseph Blackburn, helped develop...
