Engraving of Admiral Duncan on the quarter-deck, by John Kay

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Admiral Adam Duncan was the hero of the Battle of Camperdown, and was created Viscount Duncan of Camperdown and Baron Duncan of Lundie. He was given a pension of £3000 per year, and presented with a gold sword by the City of London. 1731-1804.

Fought between the British fleet and the Dutch, who were on their way to support the French in an Irish landing, the Battle of Camperdown took place on 11 October 1797 and was a notable British victory.

John Kay was born near Edinburgh in 1742. A keen artist from childhood, he was a barber until 1785 when he became a full-time engraver and painter of miniatures. His portraits of Edinburgh characters are vivid and unmistakable.

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• Online ID: 000-000-100-223-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: The Thistle at War
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  Lib.1640.144
• Date: 1797
  
• Material: Paper
  Print / portrait
  
• Dimensions: 280 mm H
  
• What: Print / portrait
  
• Subject: Prints
  
• Who: Admiral Adam Duncan, Viscount Camperdown
  John Kay (artist)
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh (depicted)
  
• Event: Battle of Camperdown
  
• Description: Portrait of Admiral Duncan on the quarterdeck by John Kay, Edinburgh, 1798. From Kay's Portraits. Volume I, Plate CXLV.
  
• References:
  • Kay, John A series of original portraits and caricature etchings with biographical sketches and anecdotes 2 volumes Edinburgh: Hugh Paton, 1837-38 
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