Captain Robert Mann (c.1748-1813)., John Francis Rigaud, 1779

A half-length portrait to left in captain's (over three years) full-dress uniform 1774-87. Mann wears a white wig with black ribbon visible and holds his hat under his arm. In the background a british frigate flying the union flag, on the left, is shown in the act of taking a small french schooner on the right. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 1779. Dimensions: height: 76.2 cm (30 in) ; width: 63.5 cm (25 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Royal Museums Greenwich. Captain Robert Mann