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Description: | Captain Robert Parker's (b. about 1665) Memoirs, published in Dublin in 1746, remain one of the most important eye-witness accounts of the wars of William III and Marlborough, as well as a record of his remarkable career. Born in Kilkenny in Ireland, a Protestant, he rose from the lowest rank to Captain of the Regiment's Grenadier Company. This portrait possibly commemorated Parker's retirement from the Army. The use of armour symbolizes the military occupation of the sitter. Belle, born and trained in Paris, was a pupil of François de Troy at the exiled court of James II in St Germain-en Laye. He replaced him as the official painter of the Jacobite court in England. | Subjects: | Captain Robert ); military and war portrait (Parker | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Belle, Alexis-Simon (French painter, 1674-1734) Æ Attributed to circle of | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8593... | Go to resource |
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