File:Burford 74 Guns Commanded by Sir John Bentley 1744 In the Mediterranean of which this drawing is a correct Portrait made during Sir John's command of her by his clerk RMG PU8495.jpg
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| Burford 74 Guns Commanded by Sir John Bentley 1744 In the Mediterranean of which this drawing is a correct Portrait made during Sir John's command of her by his clerk | |
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| Artist |
John Hood |
| Title |
Burford 74 Guns Commanded by Sir John Bentley 1744 In the Mediterranean of which this drawing is a correct Portrait made during Sir John's command of her by his clerk |
| Object type | drawing |
| Description |
English: Medium includes pen and ink. The rear of the Burford is shown, itself following another unspecified vessell.
From an album which has a bookplate of the Bishop of Columbia. The arms on the bookplate are the See of Columbia impaling Bentley. John Bentley was made post captain when he took over command of the Burford from Captain Richard Watkins on 01/08/1744, when he wrote in the log "in Hieres". A later signature by Bentley is dated 14/09/1744. Both J J Colledge ('Ships of the Royal Navy Vol I') and W Laird Clowes ('The Royal Navy - A History') desrcibed Burford as 70 guns, not 74. Title: Burford 74 Guns Commanded by Sir John Bentley 1744 In the Mediterranean of which this drawing is a correct Portrait made during Sir John's command of her by his clerk |
| Date | circa 1744 |
| Medium | drawing |
| Dimensions | Mount: 338 mm x 257 mm |
| Collection |
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| Accession number |
PAD8495 |
| Credit line | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Source/Photographer | https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-112646 |
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
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