Admiral Richard Edwards, d.1794<br><p>A three-quarter-length portrait of Richard Edwards, Admiral of the Blue. He faces left and wears a flag officer's full-dress uniform 1767-83, with his hat and cane in his right hand. The background shows the coast of Newfoundland, where he fulfilled the seasonal appointment of Governor and Commander-in-Chief, 1778-81. He became Commander-in-Chief at the Nore in 1788. The painting is signed, dated and inscribed: 'N. Dance, pt, 1780 Rear-Admiral Richard Edwards, Esq.'
</p><p>The artist worked with Pompeo Batoni in Rome and on his return to London in 1765 achieved success as a portrait and history painter. In 1768, he joined a group of artists who successfully petitioned George III to establish the Royal Academy in that year. The painting has been signed by the artist and dated 1780.<br></p>
Admiral Richard Edwards
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Nathaniel_Dance-Holland" class="extiw" title="w:en:Nathaniel Dance-Holland"><span title="English portrait painter and politician (1735-1811)">Nathaniel Dance-Holland</span></a>
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1780<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1780-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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