Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue
Philip Affleck (1729-1799), Admiral
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Naval officer; served with distinction in the West Indies 1780-81 and 1790-93; captain 1759; rear-admiral 1787; vice-admiral 1793, admiral June 1795; [1] ‘a zealous and brave officer ... and a faithfully affectionate friend’ (Gentleman's Magazine, 1799).
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1) His brother, Sir Edmund Affleck (1725-88), was also a naval officer: captain 1757; Bt. 1782; MP 1782-88; rear-admiral of the blue 1784.
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Ingamells, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, National Portrait Gallery, 2004, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.