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sir thomas lawrence pra fsra 17501820portrait of admiral sir graham moore gcb gcmg 1764 1843oil on canvas71 x 61 cm - CATEGORY: ANTIQUE ART - DATED 18TH CENTURY
 

Sir Thomas Lawrence Pra, Fsra 1750-1820 portrait Of Admiral Sir Graham Moore Gcb, Gcmg 1764 – 1843 oil On Canvas 71 X 61 Cm.

£7,800    $10,002    €9,454
Sir Thomas Lawrence PRA, FSRA 1750-1820
 
Portrait of Admiral Sir Graham Moore GCB, GCMG 1764 – 1843
 
oil on canvas
 
71 x 61 cm.
 
Admiral Sir Graham Moore GCB, GCMG (1764 – 25 November 1843) was a Royal Navy officer. As a junior officer he took part in the Great Siege of Gibraltar during the American Revolutionary War. As captain of the frigate Melampus, he took part in the Battle of Tory Island in October 1798, capturing the French frigate Résolue two days later, during the French Revolutionary Wars. He went on to be First Naval Lord, then Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet, and finally, Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth. He was the younger brother of General Sir John Moore.
 
Moore was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of Jean Simson and John Moore, doctor and author. He entered the Navy in 1777 at the age of 13. He was promoted to lieutenant on 8 March 1782 to serve aboard Crown, taking part in the relief of Gibraltar under Lord Howe, and the subsequent battle of Cape Spartel in October. During the peace he travelled through France, but was recalled to serve aboard Perseus, Dido, and then Adamant, the flagship of Sir Richard Hughes on the North American Station. On 22 November 1790 he was promoted to commander in the sloop Bonetta, before finally returning to England in 1793.
 
A group of ships in the water
 
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Battle of Tory island on 12 October 1798 by Nicholas Pocock;
 
 
Moore took part in the action
 
Moore was promoted to post-captain on 2 April 1794, soon after the start of the Revolutionary War, with command of the 32-gun frigate Syren, in the North Sea and the coast of France. He then commanded the 36-gun frigate Melampus from September 1795. In her he took part in the Battle of Tory Island on 12 October 1798, capturing the French frigate Résolue two days later. In February 1800 he went out to the West Indies, but was invalided home after eighteen months.
 
A painting of ships in the water
 
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