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.

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. ...

When this Royal Navy portrait of King George VI—Queen Elizabeth II's father—was taken in 1914, he was known as Prince Albert. ... Captain Mark Phillips, attends the Cheltenham Races.

A Royal Navy medic from Plymouth has been honoured with a portrait to celebrate her extraordinary bravery in Afghanistan. Kate Nesbitt, who is now a Chief Petty Officer (Medical Technician), ran ...

Curators unveiled a portrait of Capt. George Vancouver on Tuesday, opening old mysteries about a painting that has sat in the archives of the Royal B.C. Museum for more than 100 years.

A Royal Navy medic from Plymouth has been honoured with a portrait to celebrate her extraordinary bravery in Afghanistan. Kate Nesbitt, who is now a Chief Petty Officer (Medical Technician), ran ...