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Brace entered the navy in 1781, became Lieutenant in 1792, Commander in 1797 and Captain in 1800. In 1803 he became flag-captain to Admiral Cornwallis. He held commands at home and later in the Mediterranean until the end of the war with France. In 1816 he took command of the ‘Impregnable’ in Lord Exmouth’s squadron at the bombardment of Algiers where the ship was badly damaged because she failed to anchor in her proper station. He died while Commander-in-Chief at the Nore. He is wearing captain’s full dress uniform of the 1812–1825 pattern, with the CB (Companion of the Bath), the Order of Wilhelm of the Netherlands, St Maurice and St Lazarus of Sardinia, and Charles II of Spain. He faces the sitter and wears a cloak with a red lining over his uniform and a fur collar.
It is not known on what evidence the attribution to Thomas Stewardson is based.
Title
Captain Sir Edward Brace (c.1769–1843)
Date
1816–1817
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 126.9 x W 100.8 cm
Accession number
BHC2569
Work type
Painting
