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Amherst was responsible for a series of sweeping victories against the French during the Seven Years War (1758–1760). These led to the British conquest of Canada with Amherst establishing the county's military government. His career was not without controversy, owing to his harsh treatment of Mi'kmaq Indians of Nova Scotia. The most contentious episode was during the Mi'kmaq Indian Pontiac War (1763). In an attempt to put down the uprising, he ordered the distribution of smallpox-infected blankets among the Indians. The Pontiac War encouraged the British government to keep a standing army in North America, a measure that provoked colonial resistance in the lead up to the American War of Independence (1775–1783).

National Portrait Gallery, London

London

Title

Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst

Date

c.1785

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 76 x W 63.1 cm

Accession number

150

Acquisition method

Purchased, 1862

Work type

Painting

National Portrait Gallery, London

St Martin’s Place, London, Greater London WC2H 0HE England

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Artist or maker

Thomas Gainsborough

1727–1788

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