Object Record
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Metadata
Title |
General Sir William Green |
Object Number |
M.2016.017.1a-b |
Object Type |
Painting |
Artist/Creator |
Carter, George (1737-1794) |
Date |
ca. 1784 |
Place of Origin |
England |
Description |
Full-length, oil-on-canvas portrait of General Sir William Green (1725-1811), the senior British engineer at Gibraltar during the Revolutionary War, by George Carter (1737-1794), ca. 1784. Painted from a sitting with the subject, probably in London, and Carter's sketches of the setting made in Gibraltar, both done ca. 1783. Subject stands in the engineer's apartment at Gibraltar, wearing a major general's military uniform consisting of a scarlet silk frock coat with dark blue facings, short standing collar, white lining, gilt buttons, and gold embroidery trim; a gold epaulet on the proper right shoulder; a white ruffled shirt and white stock; white wool waistcoat and breeches; white stockings; and black shoes with metal buckles. His proper right hand rests on a table covered with his large plans for the defense of Gibraltar, an inkwell, and books, several of which bear the authors' names on the covers and spines: Montalembert and Vauban on the left and Cohorn (an anglicized version of Coehoorn) on the right. Green's black cocked hat with gold lace edging sits on the bench to the right, next to his gold-mounted sword. Behind Green, a dark green drape hangs in front of two columns. Gibraltar and its defenses are visible in the left background. In a rectangular gilt wood frame (b). |
Materials |
Oil Paint/Canvas/Wood/Gilt |
Dimensions |
47 5/8" h x 41 1/2" w x 2 3/8" d (framed) |
Credit Line |
Museum purchase, 2016 |