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A three-quarter length portrait, facing to the left, in admiral’s full dress uniform, of Edward Pellew, first Viscount Exmouth. His hands are resting on his sword. He wears the ribbon and star of the GCB and the star of St Ferdinand and Merit. This painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1819. His success as a frigate captain brought him to a responsible position in the Channel Fleet in the early years of the French Revolutionary Wars. While in command of the frigate ‘Indefatigable’ he drove ashore the French ‘Droits de l’Homme’ which was returning home from the abortive expedition against Ireland of 1796 to 1797. He bombarded Algiers in 1816 to secure the release of Christian slaves there. A small stipple of the portrait was engraved by W.
Title
Admiral Edward Pellew (1757–1833), 1st Viscount Exmouth
Date
c.1817–1819
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 127 x W 101.5 cm
Accession number
BHC2685
Acquisition method
National Maritime Museum (Greenwich Hospital Collection)
Work type
Painting
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England
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