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Description: | A half-length portrait slightly to left in captain's undress uniform, 1748-67, and white wig. The portrait is set in a plain background inside a painted oval.
The sitter was in the 'Centurion' on Anson's voyage around the world, 1739-44. In March 1745 he was promoted to commander and in August was made post-captain in a French prize frigate called the 'Grand Turk', 22 guns. In 1748 he was with Admiral Hawke in the Bay of Biscay in command of the 'Tavistock', 30 guns, and in 1749 commanded the guardship 'Anson', 64 guns, at Portsmouth. This was his last service afloat and in 1754 he became one of the four Captains of Greenwich Hospital. The portrait is one of a pair with his wife, see BHC2916.
Description: in a painted oval. Acquisition method: vote.
caption: Captain Justinian Nutt circa 1710-59 | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | British School ca.1710-1758 Justinian Nutt 18th century paintings Capt | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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