Samuel Linley

Samuel Linley
Samuel Linley in his midshipman's uniform, by Thomas Gainsborough - he painted this image, according to family tradition, in 48 minutes flat.
Background information
Born	1760
Origin	London
Died	1778
Genres	Baroque / Classical
Occupation(s)	Oboist, singer, Royal Navy midshipman
Instruments	Oboe and voice
Years active	1774-78

Samuel Linley (1760 – December 1778) was the second son of Thomas Linley the elder and Mary Johnson, one of 7 musical siblings born to that couple. He sang in his father's concerts, 1774-5, and played the oboe. In 1778 he became a midshipman on HMS Thunderer, aboard which he contracted the fever from which he died.