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A three-quarter-length portrait to left of Admiral Sir William Penn in a black coat. His sword hangs from a heavy gold baldric, and he holds a baton in his right hand. With his left hand, he gestures towards the stern of a ship at sea, and he stands in front of a stone wall on the right. In the First Dutch War, Penn commanded squadrons at the Battles of Kentish Knock, Portland, the Gabbard and Scheveningen, and he received the gold medal and chain from Parliament. He was dispatched to fetch the king from Holland with Sandwich in the 'Naseby', 86 guns, and was made a Commissioner of the Admiralty. As captain of the fleet at the Battle of Lowestoft in 1665, he was in the flagship of the 'Duke of York' where his experience and advice did much to ensure the victory.
Title
Flagmen of Lowestoft: Admiral Sir William Penn (1621–1670)
Date
1665–1666
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 127 x W 101.5 cm
Accession number
BHC2946
Acquisition method
National Maritime Museum (Greenwich Hospital Collection)
Work type
Painting
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England
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