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A half-length portrait to left in vice-admiral's full-dress uniform of 1795–1812. A son of the first Marquis of Hertford, Seymour was a captain by the age of 20 and saw considerable action in the American War, including at Howe's relief of Gibraltar in 1782. After the peace he began leading a rakish life in London, becoming intimate with George, Prince of Wales –- a course from which he was rescued by making an excellent marriage. In 1790, while in command of the 'Canada', he was badly hurt when accidentally hit on the head by a sounding lead and had to retire ashore for some time. At the beginning of the French Revolutionary War in 1793 he commanded the 'Leviathan', 74 guns, at the taking of Toulon and at Howe's victory of the Glorious First of June 1794.
Title
Lord Hugh Seymour (1759–1801)
Date
1799
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 96 x W 82.5 cm
Accession number
BHC3020
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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