Behind 'Belle': An 18th Century Portrait Ahead Of Its Time. May 2, 2014 3:44 AM ET. ... who was the daughter of a Royal Navy captain and the slave he met after capturing a Spanish ship.

Captain Moodie served as a Commodore in the Royal Navy. ... Completing the collection is a portrait of Captain Moodie, and an autographed letter from Archduke Charles of Austria commending him.

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This portrait had been en route to the Netherlands in 1780, ... was captured off Newfoundland by a 28-gun frigate of the Royal Navy, the Vestal, commanded by Capt. George Keppel. ...