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Description: | In 1692 Russell commanded the Anglo-Dutch fleet at the five-day Battle of Barfleur and the destruction of the French fleet at La Hogue following the action, thus halting Louis IV?s invasion plans (see scenes of the battle: BHC0331, BHC0337 and BHC0338).
Russell is shown wearing a grey velvet coat with gold embroidered button holes, and a brown full-bottomed wig. His right hand rests on a globe on the left, his finger indicating the north French coast. To the right on a table is a letter inscribed ?To the Right Honourable the Earle of Orford?. The portrait is signed ?G Kneller? and was painted about 1710.
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caption: Admiral Edward Russell, 1652-1727, 1st Earl of Orford | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Russell of the fleet Edward paintings | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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