Admiral Clark Gayton (1712–c.1785)

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A three-quarter-length portrait to left in flag officer's full-dress uniform of 1767 to 1783, of blue coat with gold braid, white waistcoat decorated in gold trim, and a white wig. In the background to the left, behind his right arm, is the 'Antelope', 54 guns, flying his flag as Vice-Admiral of the White at Jamaica. Another indeterminate vessel flying a red ensign is on the right. Gayton's right hand holds a rolled up chart and rests on a table full of charts of the West Indies. The name 'Vice Admiral Gayton' appears on one of these. This portrait was originally one of a pair with the sitter's younger wife, which is now in the Detroit Institute of Arts, USA. The following information was supplied by Bob Brooks of Maine, USA in August 2006: ‘The “Will of Clark Gayton of Fareham, Hampshire” … indicates that the Admiral died between 23th November 1784 and 19th March 1785.

National Maritime Museum

London

Title

Admiral Clark Gayton (1712–c.1785)

Date

1779

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 127 x W 101.8 cm

Accession number

BHC2705

Work type

Painting

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