BHC3128

A merchant captain with Elton's quadrant Long Caption: A three-quarter-length portrait facing to left in a blue coat edged with white fur. The sitter holds an Elton quadrant and stands against a background of rocks. The prominence given to the experimental quadrant may indicate that the sitter is Elton himself or someone closely associated with him, possibly Captain Walter Hoxton. He was captain of the ship 'Baltimore' and tested Elton's quadrant on a voyage from the Thames to Maryland and back in 1730. There is a merchant ship on the right. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: BHC3128 Artist: John Vanderbank Date: circa 1730s Medium: oil on canvas Size: 1270 mm x 1015 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.