Live Auction 5467The Althorp Attic Sale - Including the Spencer Carriages
Henry Edridge, A.R.A. (1768-1821)
Lot 465

Henry Edridge, A.R.A. (1768-1821)

Portrait of Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan (1731-1804), full-length, in naval uniform, a sea battle beyond

Closed8 July 2010

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GBP 1,375

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Henry Edridge, A.R.A. (1768-1821)
Portrait of Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan (1731-1804), full-length, in naval uniform, a sea battle beyond
signed and dated 'Edridge 1798' (lower left)
pencil and wash, on paper
12¼ x 9 in. (31.1 x 22.9 cm.)

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Adam Duncan (1731-1804) entered the Royal Navy as a midshipman at the age of fifteen and rose to the rank of Rear Admiral and Commander in Chief of the North Sea. He defeated the Dutch at the Battle of Camperdown in 1797 thwarting an invasion of Ireland during the tenure of George John, 2nd Earl Spencer as First Lord of the Admiralty. In recognition Duncan was raised to the peerage as 1st Viscount Duncan.