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The image depicts a sketch of a person standing and facing slightly to the side. They are in a pose with one arm extended forwards. The person's facial features are subtly drawn, and they have hair styled with some detail drawn around the head. The clothing appears to be a loosely fitting jacket and trousers that taper around the ankles. There is no discernible jewelry or objects. The background is blank, showing only the sketched lines. There are some faint writings above the sketch.
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The image depicts a sketch of a person standing and facing slightly to the side. They are in a pose with one arm extended forwards. The person's facial features are subtly drawn, and they have hair styled with some detail drawn around the head. The clothing appears to be a loosely fitting jacket and trousers that taper around the ankles. There is no discernible jewelry or objects. The background is blank, showing only the sketched lines. There are some faint writings above the sketch.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Admiral Sir Edward Pellew

George Chinnery

Date
first quarter 19th century
Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 20.9 x 14.6 cm (8 1/4 x 5 3/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1995.52.21
Credit line
Gift of William B. O'Neal
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • occupation
  • genre
  • male
  • portrait
  • British
  • Admiral
  • Pellew, Edward
  • Viscount Exmouth
Provenance

(Covent Garden Gallery, Ltd. [William Drummond], London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1981-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Inscription

probably by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: G Chinnery; by later hand, across top in graphite: We had a finished drawing by Chinnery of Sir Pellow / which we gave to him when he became Lord Exmouth. / + this is Chinnerys sketch for that drawing; by later hand, center verso in graphite: 25

NGA object ID 75887. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.