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Rooke, George

Record IDcnp01424085

URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp01424085

Generemaschile

Dati biografici1650 - 1709

Ultima modifica2024-02-08

Nota generale

1692 zum Ritter geschlagen; 1704 Eroberer von Gibraltar

Maggiori informazioni

Ulteriori dati biograficiXX.XX.1650-24.01.1709

1650-1709

Titolo nobiliareRitter (gnd)

AttivitàPersonen zu politischer Theorie, Militär (8.4p) (sswd)

Admiral (gnd)

Eroberer (gnd)

(reere-)admiral

Nota geograficaGroßbritannien

GB (iso3166)

Nomi

IntestazioneRooke, George
Usata in: Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany; Koninklijke Bibliotheek - National Library of the Netherlands, Den Haag (Netherlands)

Rooke, George, Sir
Usata in: British Library: English Short Title Catalogue - AACR2 Heading, London (United Kingdom); British Library: English Short Title Catalogue - GK Heading, London (United Kingdom)

Rooke, George
Usata in: Koninklijke Bibliotheek - National Library of the Netherlands, Den Haag (Netherlands)

VarianteRoke, George

Rook, G.

Rook, George

Rook, George, Sir

Rook, Reere-Admiral

Rooke, George, Sir

Rooke

Fonti esterne

Trovato inInternet. — LCAuth. — Mortzfeld, Peter: Katalog der graphischen Porträts in der Herzog-August-Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel, A 17943. — ESTC/NA/84.11.8. — Harley, R. The Speaker's speech to Sir George Rooke, 1702 tp. — GK55. — DNB. — KE=George Rooke, admiral; knighted 1692/3.1.20. — LCAuth. — Internet. — Mortzfeld, Peter: Katalog der graphischen Porträts in der Herzog-August-Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel, A 17943

Fonti a stampaDie zur See gebrochene Macht der Cron Franckreich ... - 1704

Journaal van den heer ridder George Roke, die, voo..., 1693

Caption from the museum's website
A three-quarter-length portrait to the right of Admiral Sir George Rooke, Admiral of the Fleet. He wears a gold-braided red cloth coat with wide sleeves, grey-brown full-bottomed wig and a white neck-cloth. His right arm rests on the muzzle of a cannon and he holds a telescope in his left hand. Behind him in both the right and left backgrounds, is a depiction of the Battle of Malaga, 1704. Admiral Rooke's flagship, the 'Royal Katharine' with the Union flag at the main, is seen in port-quarter view, engaging the 'Foudroyant', which was the flagship of the Franco-Spanish fleet under the Comte de Toulouse, an illegitimate son of Louis XIV. Though inconclusive, the Battle of Malaga was the only fleet action fought at sea during the War of the Spanish Succession. This portrait is one of a series commissioned for the Royal Collection at the time of Queen Anne and was presented to Greenwich Hospital by George IV in 1824. The Swedish painter travelled to London in 1682, where he became acquainted with Godfrey Kneller. In 1685, he left for Europe and returned to London in 1689 where he remained. During Dahl's absence, Kneller consolidated his supremacy as the fashionable portrait painter, although the prolific Dahl was his closest competitor. Politically, Kneller supported the ascendant Whigs, while Dahl was a Tory. The death of Kneller in 1723 left Dahl the principal London portraitist.

Caption from the museum's website

A three-quarter-length portrait to the right of Admiral Sir George Rooke, Admiral of the Fleet. He wears a gold-braided red cloth coat with wide sleeves, grey-brown full-bottomed wig and a white neck-cloth. His right arm rests on the muzzle of a cannon and he holds a telescope in his left hand. Behind him in both the right and left backgrounds, is a depiction of the Battle of Malaga, 1704. Admiral Rooke's flagship, the 'Royal Katharine' with the Union flag at the main, is seen in port-quarter view, engaging the 'Foudroyant', which was the flagship of the Franco-Spanish fleet under the Comte de Toulouse, an illegitimate son of Louis XIV. Though inconclusive, the Battle of Malaga was the only fleet action fought at sea during the War of the Spanish Succession. This portrait is one of a series commissioned for the Royal Collection at the time of Queen Anne and was presented to Greenwich Hospital by George IV in 1824. The Swedish painter travelled to London in 1682, where he became acquainted with Godfrey Kneller. In 1685, he left for Europe and returned to London in 1689 where he remained. During Dahl's absence, Kneller consolidated his supremacy as the fashionable portrait painter, although the prolific Dahl was his closest competitor. Politically, Kneller supported the ascendant Whigs, while Dahl was a Tory. The death of Kneller in 1723 left Dahl the principal London portraitist.

[Michael Dahl / http://prints.rmg.co.uk/art/501549/Admiral_Sir_George_Rooke_1650-1709originally uploaded on en.wikipedia by Magnus Manske (talk · contribs) at 7 July 2004, 09:16. Filename was George Rooke.jpg.Commons upload by File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske) 12:40, 22 May 2006 (UTC) -- Public domain -- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George Rooke.jpg]