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Admiral Richard Brydges Beechey, H.R.H.A., 1808 - 1895 "The Flower of the Yarrow" - a cutter belonging to the Marquess of Conyingham, Oil on canvas, Provenance: The Marquess of Conyingham, Admiral Richard Brydges Beechey, H.R.H.A. (1808-1895) was born in London, the son of the portrait painter, Sir. William Beechey, R.A. He entered the Royal Naval College in 1821 and went to sea the following year. He became Captain in 1857 and Admiral in 1885. In 1835 he took part in a survey around the coast of Ireland. This produced many Irish scenes in both oil and watercolour. It was his career in the Navy which gave him such knowledge of the sea, in all weathers and in the construction of ships. He exhibited 19 works at the R.A., 13 at the B.I., and 58 at the R.H.A. Between 1868 and 1873 he lived in Ireland. Examples of his work can be seen in The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. 18 x 24 inches 46 x 61 cm.