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<p>An Allegorical Set of Portraits Commemorating the Victory at Quiberon Bay in 1759<br>
George II, seated is shown the Fleet by William Pitt the elder, Admiral Hawke and Lord Anson 1st Lord of Admiralty to right. Britannia, with putti bearing an ensign and banners decorated with the crescent moon (Anson) and the pilgrim's staves (Hawke), Fame hovers over the Admirals.<br>
National Trust, Shugborough Hall, near Stafford<br>
transferred to the National Trust in part-payment of death duties to the Treasury, following the death of Thomas, 4th Earl of Lichfield<br>
Medium oil on canvas<br>
Measurements H 100.5 x W 124.5 cm<br></p>
Accession number 1271043</div>
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circa 1760 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1760-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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