Painting

Title:

Sir Peter Warren [1703-1752]

Object Name:

Painting

Creator:

John Smibert [1688-1751]

Date:

1746

Material:

Oil on Canvas

Dimensions:

H-24 W-18 D-10.5 inches

Description:

Full-length portrait of a man wearing blue long coat with red silk waistcoat and breeches all with gold trim; full wig; holding telescope in right hand; pointing to ships on horizon with left hand; interior view; table with green covering trimmed in gold to his right.

Provenance:

Commodore Peter Warren RN was commander of nalval forces at the siege of Louisbourg in 1746. This is a companion painting to that of William Pepperrell, commander of ground forces, now hanging in the Peabody-Essex Museum. Once hung in the William Pepperrell House in Kittery.

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Subjects:

Portrait, Oils, Louisbourg (Nova Scotia), Battle of, 1745, Royal Navy

People:

Warren, Peter (Sir), 1703-1752, Smibert, John, 1688-1751, Pepperrell, William (Sir), 1696-1759, Sheafe, John Fisher, 1805-1882, Sheafe, James, 1755-1829, Sheafe, Sarah Fisher

Place of Origin:

Boston, Mass

Collection Name:

Art Artifacts Collection

Item Number:

C06.525

Accession Number:

C06.525

Type of Material:

Objects

Copyright Statement:

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Credit Line:

Portsmouth Athenaeum

Participating Organization:

Portsmouth Athenaeum