William Shirley
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Army", "Shirley, William"], "onPhysicalExhibit": ["Yes"], "topic": ["Interior with Exterior View", "Government", "Interior decoration", "Scroll", "Portraits", "Home Furnishings", "Governors", "Furnishings", "Printed Material", "Design", "Colonial Governor", "Wig", "Costume", "Military and Intelligence", "Men", "Tables", "Politics", "British Army officer", "Hair Accessory", "Officer"], "place": ["Massachusetts", "Bahamas"], "online_media_type": ["Images"]}, "freetext": {"setName": [{"label": "See more items in", "content": "National Portrait Gallery Collection"}, {"label": "Exhibition", "content": "2022 Rehang of Out of Many: Portraits from 1600 to 1900"}, {"label": "On View", "content": "NPG, East Gallery 144"}], "date": [{"label": "Date", "content": "1750"}], "identifier": [{"label": "Object number", "content": "NPG.80.11"}], "notes": [{"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Born Preston, England"}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Appointed colonial governor of Massachusetts in 1741, William Shirley led British military forces in challenging France for colonial dominance in North America. As tensions mounted between Britain and France, he served as military strategist and diplomat. In 1744, during King George\u00e2\u0080\u0099s War (1744\u00e2\u0080\u009348), Shirley successfully organized an attack on the French fortress of Louisbourg in Nova Scotia."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "After the war ended in 1748, Shirley participated in boundary negotiations with the French in London, where Thomas Hudson painted this portrait. The ships in the background recall Shirley\u00e2\u0080\u0099s use of naval forces during the war. At the outset of the French and Indian War in 1755, Shirley briefly commanded the British forces in North America. A year later, he was stripped of his positions as commander and governor due to his military failings and accusations of financial misconduct. Ultimately exonerated, Shirley became governor of the Bahamas."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Nacido en Preston, Inglaterra"}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Designado gobernador colonial de Massachusetts en 1741, William Shirley lider\u00c3\u00b3 las fuerzas militares brit\u00c3\u00a1nicas para desafiar el dominio franc\u00c3\u00a9s en Norteam\u00c3\u00a9rica. Mientras aumentaban las tensiones entre Gran Breta\u00c3\u00b1a y Francia, fungi\u00c3\u00b3 como estratega militar y diplom\u00c3\u00a1tico. En 1744, durante la Guerra del Rey Jorge (1744\u00e2\u0080\u009348), organiz\u00c3\u00b3 un exitoso ataque al fuerte franc\u00c3\u00a9s de Louisbourg en Nueva Escocia."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Al terminar la guerra en 1748, Shirley particip\u00c3\u00b3 en la negociaci\u00c3\u00b3n de las fronteras con los franceses en Londres, donde Thomas Hudson pint\u00c3\u00b3 este retrato. Los barcos del fondo recuerdan su efectivo uso de las fuerzas navales durante la guerra. Al comienzo de la Guerra Franco-Ind\u00c3\u00adgena en 1755, Shirley comand\u00c3\u00b3 las fuerzas brit\u00c3\u00a1nicas en Norteam\u00c3\u00a9rica. Un a\u00c3\u00b1o despu\u00c3\u00a9s fue despojado de sus puestos de comandante y gobernador debido a sus fracasos militares y acusaciones de irregularidades financieras. Exonerado al final, pas\u00c3\u00b3 a ser gobernador de las Bahamas."}, {"label": "Provenance", "content": "Cornelia King Marsh, Mt. 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