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| Keywords: John Forbes portrait.jpg Artwork A half-length portrait of John Forbes slightly to left in flag officer's undress uniform circa 1774-83 He wears a white wig He supported Mathews during and after the Battle of Toulon 1744 He served as a member of the Admiralty Board in 1757 and was the only one who would not ratify the sentence of death of Byng He became General of the Marines and followed Hawke as the Admiral of the Fleet in 1781 but was prevented by ill-health from taking any active part in affairs The artist was an important portrait painter of the late-18th century generally ranked third after Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough He was in Paris in 1764 and in 1773 moved to Italy for two years where he became interested in history paintings in the elevated and élitist 'Grand Manner' This developed into improving upon nature and the pursuit of perfect form At its best his work demonstrated refinement sensitivity and elegance although it could also be repetitive and monotonous As a society painter he typified late-18th-century English artists who compelled by the conditions of patronage to spend their time in producing portraits could only aspire to imaginative and ideal painting By 1780 Romney's portraits according to Horace Walpole were 'in great vogue' and he worked in an increasingly neo-classical style Signed and dated 'G Romney Pinx 1778' 1778 Oil on canvas cm 76 2 63 5 Institution NMM accession number object history credit line http //www nmm ac uk/collections/displayRepro cfm reproID BHC2693 picture 1 content The National Maritime Museum <gallery>John Forbes jpg</gallery> PD-old-100 PD-US DEFAULTSORT 1778; John Forbes by Romney Portrait paintings by George Romney 18th-century portrait paintings in the National Maritime Museum London John Forbes Royal Navy officer 1778 oil on canvas paintings in the United Kingdom Portrait 1778 portrait paintings from Great Britain Male 18th-century oil portraits of men at half length in military uniforms Male portrait paintings with powdered wigs Paintings with descriptive text on the artwork Royal Navy admirals of the fleet Three-quarter view portrait paintings of men facing left Waistcoats in art | ||||
