Unidentified British Navy Officer

John Wollaston: Documented works 1745–1752 (not lifespan)

UnclassifiedUnited KingdomUnited States

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John Wollaston, John Wollaston the Younger

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c. 1745

Dating: Approximate
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: overall: 127.3 x 101.9 cm (50 1/8 x 40 1/8 in.) framed: 141.6 x 114.3 x 8.8 cm (55 3/4 x 45 x 3 7/16 in.)
Collection no.: 1947.17.105
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details

John Wollaston. Unidentified British Navy Officer. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

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Unidentified British Navy Officer — John Wollaston. c. 1745.

Medium: oil on canvas.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 127.3 x 101.9 cm (50 1/8 x 40 1/8 in.) framed: 141.6 x 114.3 x 8.8 cm (55 3/4 x 45 x 3 7/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1947.17.105. Andrew W. Mellon Collection.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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