Commodore George Johnstone, 1730 - 1787. Naval commander and Governor of Western Florida
About this artwork
Commodore George Johnstone had a mixed career as a naval commander and politician. Governor of Western Florida from 1763, a member of Parliament from 1768, and one of the commissioners appointed to negotiate with the American Colonies in 1778, he had a reputation as a hot-tempered dualist and, although courageous, he seems to have lacked judgement. Although this is a beautifully painted miniature, with meticulously rendered textures, the artist still manages to convey something of Johnstone's rather tricky character.
Updated before 2020
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artist:John Bogle (about 1746 - 1803) Scottish
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title:Commodore George Johnstone, 1730 - 1787. Naval commander and Governor of Western Florida
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date created:About 1774
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materials:Watercolour on ivory
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measurements:Height: 9.90 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1982
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accession number:PG 2523
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
John Bogle
John Bogle
John Bogle was the son of a Scottish excise officer. In the 1760s he trained at the recently founded Foulis Academy in Glasgow and was then briefly based in Edinburgh. In 1770 he moved to London where he was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy, returning to Edinburgh in 1800. A brilliant...