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Description: | General George Augustus Eliott (later 1st Baron Heathfield) (1717-1790) was the Governor of Gibraltar in 1775. Between 1779-83 he sustained a famous blockade there. The work was painted by Poggi in Gibraltar after the peace in 1783. There is a preparatory chalk drawing and an engraving after the picture. | Subjects: | General George Augustus); marine; place (peninsula of Gibraltar); military and war portrait (Elliott | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Poggi, Antonio (Italian painter, active 1776-1781) Æ Attributed to | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8594... | Go to resource |
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