Old World Portraits
Rear-Admiral Sir James Alexander Gordon
Andrew Morton
A dignified and masterful 19th-century portrait of a British naval officer in full dress uniform.
Admiral Sir James Hawkins Whitshed
Frederick Cruickshank
1844 · Oil Paint, Canvas
A dignified mid-19th-century portrait of a British Admiral in full naval regalia.
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Where it works
A substantial, grounding work with softened warm notes — brings a composed sense of weight.
- Often works in
- Dining Room · Library · Study
- Placement
- Reads best as a confident vertical anchor
- Walls
- Best where a lighter wall gives it room to show
- Color notes
- Charcoal black, Rich brown
About the piece
This 1844 oil painting by Frederick Cruickshank captures Admiral Sir James Hawkins Whitshed in his senior years. Dressed in a formal dark navy uniform accented by prominent gold epaulettes and a ceremonial pink sash, the sitter's presence evokes the gravity and heritage of the British naval tradition during the mid-Victorian era.
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