Anne Suckling (d.1768), Grandmother of Lord Nelson

Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

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A half-length portrait very slightly to left, wearing a black dress and cap with a red drape on the right, with the sitter looking directly ahead to meet the gaze of the viewer. Anne Suckling was the grandmother of Lord Nelson and mother of Captain Maurice Suckling (see BHC3045). This is a modern copy and is one of a pair with BHC3044. It is inscribed ‘Anne Suckling Ob[ii]t 1768’ in the bottom right.

National Maritime Museum

London

Title

Anne Suckling (d.1768), Grandmother of Lord Nelson

Date

18th C

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 76.2 x W 63.5 cm

Accession number

BHC3043

Work type

Painting

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