Robert Dodd (British 1748-1816)
Three British Ships, Defense, Eagle and Worcester Arriving at Table Bay 1783
oil on canvas, signed lower right "R. Dodd" showing three identifiable British naval ships "Defense", "Eagle" and "Worcester" probably on their way to the Battle off Pondicherry (June 20, 1783).
Commissioned by Admiral Sir Andrew Mitchell (1757-1806) in 1797, who was at that time Captain of "Sultan" and was second in command at the Battle off Pondicherry. When Mitchell retired he moved to Canada where he became Commander in Chief of the Royal Naval Fleet in Halifax. In 1805 he married his second wife Mary Uniacke, eldest daughter of prominent Nova Scotian Attorney-General Richard John Uniacke. Mitchell was named Commander-In-Chief of the North America and West Indies Station in 1802, and raised to the rank of Admiral of the Blue in 1805. The couple moved to Bermuda where Andrew died in 1806, subsequently Lady Mary Mitchell moved back to Halifax to the family estate. Lady Mitchell's Room is still a part of Uniacke House, now a historic site. This painting has been handed down through the family to the previous owner.
Provenance:
By descent through the family to Private Collection, Vancouver
Size: 33 h x 57 w in
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