
Fergus Gambon
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Bonhams sale, 8 September 2004, lot 87
British Private Collection
George Brydges Rodney (1719-1792), first Baron Rodney, was made Admiral in 1778. In 1782, when news of his defeat of the French at the Battle of the Saintes reached Britain, Rodney became an enormously popular figure throughout the country. He was modelled as many different character jugs and Toby's, although most were much smaller in scale than this most splendid example.