File:Sir William Beatty, circa 1770-1842 RMG BHC2538.tiff

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Arthur William Devis: Sir William Beatty, circa 1770-1842  wikidata:Q50862506 reasonator:Q50862506
Artist
Arthur William Devis  (1762–1822)  wikidata:Q4800678
 
Alternative names
W. Devis; A. W. Devis; Devis; A.W. Devis
Description British painter
English painter of history paintings and portraits. He was appointed draughtsman in a voyage projected by the East India Company in 1783, under Captain Henry Wilson, in which he was wrecked on the Pelew Islands before proceeding to Canton and thence to Bengal. He painted portraits and historical subjects, sixty-five of which he exhibited (1779–1821) at the Royal Academy.
Date of birth/death 10 August 1762 Edit this at Wikidata 11 February 1822 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London London
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creator QS:P170,Q4800678
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Sir William Beatty, circa 1770-1842 Edit this at Wikidata
title QS:P1476,en:"Sir William Beatty, circa 1770-1842 Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Len,"Sir William Beatty, circa 1770-1842 Edit this at Wikidata"
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Genre portrait Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: Sir William Beatty, circa 1770-1842

A half-length portrait in which the sitter is turning to the left and looking directly at the viewer. He is wearing a physician's full-dress uniform of 1805-25. Beatty was senior surgeon on board the 'Victory' at Trafalgar, where he attended Nelson at his death. From 1806 to 1840, he was Physician to Greenwich Hospital and was knighted in 1831.

Sir William Beatty, circa 1770-1842
Date circa 1806
date QS:P571,+1806-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium oil on canvas Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions Frame: 976 mm x 850 mm x 95 mm;Painting: 762 mm x 635 mm
institution QS:P195,Q7374509
Current location
Royal Museums Greenwich
Accession number
BHC2538
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Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/14012
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Acquisition Number: 1940-164
id number: BHC2538
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Oil paintings

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