Casgliadau Celf Arlein

Y Capten William Owen (1763-1822) [Captain William Owen (1763-1822)]

YSGOL BRYDEINIG, 19eg ganrif

Y Capten William Owen (1763-1822)

Cyfrwng: olew ar gynfas

Maint: 54.5 x 42.6 cm

Derbyniwyd: 1993; Rhodd; Miss Humphreys Owen

Rhif Derbynoli: NMW A 2360

Yn fab i deulu o uchelwyr Sir Drefaldwyn, gwasanaethodd Owen yn y Llynges yn India yn ystod y Rhyfel Saith Mlynedd (1756-63), gan golli ei fraich mewn brwydr yn erbyn y Ffrancwyr ym 1760. Roedd yn ddi-waith ar ddiwedd y rhyfel, ac ymgartrefodd yn Nova Scotia (rhan o Ganada erbyn hyn). Ac yntau yn ôl yn y Llynges, bu farw yn India mewn damwain feddw.

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Marc Haynes
24 Hydref 2018, 13:32

Dear Mr van der Merwe,

Thank you very much for your comment, which I have brought to the attention of our Art department. I will notify you of their response when I receive it.

Best wishes,

Marc
Digital Team

Pieter van der Merwe (National Maritime Museum, Greenwich)
24 Hydref 2018, 01:55
I placed the following comment on the Art Detective pages of Art UK in May this year: it would be good if you would acknowlegde there that it has been hoisted in, and to see your description of it amended accordingly as regards Owen's final substantive rank (commander) and the fact he is shown here in lieutenant's uniform between 1760 and 1767:

'Just to observe that 'Captain' was apparently only the sitter's courtesy title, since he was a lieutenant of 1758 ( he was born 1737) and only appears to have reached the substantive rank of Commander in 1777 in command of the sloop 'Cormorant', 14 guns, then died before going further. This portrait was also presumably painted between 1760 (when he lost his right arm) and 1767 since he appears to be in the 1748-67 lieutenants uniform.'

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