{"product_id":"captain-john-gell","title":"Captain John Gell","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eGilbert Stuart (American, 1755–1828)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Dimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e94 1\/2\" x 58 1\/2\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Artwork: \u003c\/strong\u003e(1785) \"\u003cspan\u003eIn 1785 the British naval officer John Gell (1738–1806) had just completed his duty on the seventy-gun Monarca, which he had commanded in a series of battles against the French. For this portrait, Stuart used as a model Sir Joshua Reynolds’s heroic \"Commodore Augustus Keppel\" (1752; National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, UK). In homage to Reynolds, Stuart employed a combination of fine and slapdash brushwork, conveying an image of both heroism and naturalism. He exhibited \"Captain John Gell\" at London’s Royal Academy of Arts in 1785, when the British portraitist John Hoppner commented that it was “admirably well-painted without trickery to dazzle the eye or mislead the judgment.”\" - (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/16781\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York - Captain John Gell\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gilbert Stuart","offers":[{"title":"No Size Selected (Select a Size)","offer_id":49887587172595,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Replica Size (94 1\/2\" x 58 1\/2\")","offer_id":49887587205363,"sku":null,"price":8016.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signature Size (22 3\/4\" x 14 1\/8\")","offer_id":49887587238131,"sku":null,"price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Classic Size (27 7\/8\" x 17 1\/4\")","offer_id":49887587270899,"sku":null,"price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gallery Size (34 1\/8\" x 21 1\/4\")","offer_id":49887587303667,"sku":null,"price":1295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Statement Size (44\" x 27 1\/4\")","offer_id":49887587336435,"sku":null,"price":1995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grand Size (52 7\/8\" x 32 7\/8\")","offer_id":49887587369203,"sku":null,"price":2795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Estate Size (62 1\/4\" x 38 1\/2\")","offer_id":49887587401971,"sku":null,"price":3695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Museum Size (74 3\/4\" x 46 1\/2\")","offer_id":49887587434739,"sku":null,"price":4995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/5738\/6483\/files\/Screenshot_6-9-2026_134849_www.metmuseum.org.jpg?v=1788716961","url":"https:\/\/commissionedpaintings.com\/products\/captain-john-gell","provider":"Commissioned Paintings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}