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The sitter was the younger brother of Sir Charles James Napier, Commander of the Army in Bengal. He served with distinction in the Peninsular War, of which he wrote a history, and was made General in 1859. His white hair and beard suggest an age of over sixty.
English Heritage, The Wellington Collection, Apsley House
London
Title
General Sir Francis Patrick Napier (1785–1860), KCB
Date
c.1850
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 126 x W 100 cm
Accession number
WM.1563-1948
Acquisition method
management transferred from the Victoria and Albert Museum to English Heritage, 2004
Work type
Painting
English Heritage, The Wellington Collection, Apsley House
149 Piccadilly, Hyde Park Corner, London, Greater London W1J 7NT England
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