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| Keywords: Admiral Sir Francis Geary top.jpg Artwork unknown British School en Geary was a rear-admiral under Hawke in 1759 but was not present at the Quiberon Bay action that November In May 1780 Sandwich appointed him then 70-years-old to the command of the Channel fleet on the death of Sir Charles Hardy during a critical period of threatened French invasion The fleet was at sea for 76 days and on his return to Spithead in August Geary worn out gave up the command for health reasons Geary may be credited with holding the Channel Fleet together at the navy ™s lowest point in the second half of the 18th century He is shown half-length full-face and is wearing flag officer ™s full dress uniform 1774 “87 He is holding a telescope in his left hand and his right elbow rests on a rock The date of about 1780 and stylistic considerations rule out a previous attribution to Francis Cotes who died in 1770 c 1780 Oil on canvas cm 91 5 71 Institution NMM http //collections rmg co uk/collections/objects/14180 html other versions PD-old-100 DEFAULTSORT 1780c; Francis Geary; by unknown paiter 18th-century unidentified painters from Great Britain 18th-century portrait paintings in the National Maritime Museum London Sir Francis Geary 1st Baronet 1780 oil on canvas paintings in the United Kingdom Portrait 1780 portrait paintings from Great Britain Male 18th-century oil portraits of men at half length in military uniforms Male portrait paintings with powdered wigs Portrait paintings of men of the United Kingdom Portraits of men in naval uniforms of the United Kingdom Telescopes in portrait paintings | ||||
