Portrait of Admiral Sir George Pocock
Thomas Hudson
- Art Funded
- 1987
- Dimensions
- 126 x 100 cm
- Vendor
- Colnaghi
Sir George Pocock joined the Navy in 1718 is depicted wearing a flag officer's uniform of a dark blue coat and white waistcoat with blue braid.
Pocock was in command in the East Indies from 1757 to 1759. He became Admiral of the Blue and a Knight of Bath in 1761. The following year he captured Havanna, the crowning achievement of his career.
Provenance
M. Knoedler & Co., New York; F.Gonzalez dela Fuente, Mexico City; P. & D. Colnaghi & Co.