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A three-quarter-length portrait to left wearing rear-admiral's full dress uniform, 1795–1812. The star of the KB is visible on his coat. His dress sword is in his left hand and his right hand rests on a rock. In the left background is the 'Defiance', 74 guns, in action at Copenhagen, 1801, and in the right background a large urn has been included in memory of the sitter's wife. As a lieutenant, Graves served with Phipps's Arctic expedition of 1773. The following year he went to North America with his uncle, Admiral Samuel Graves. While there he was employed in the prevention of smuggling and was badly burnt in an encounter with rebels on the Charles River. As captain of the 'Bedford', 74 guns, he fought at the Battle of Chesapeake, 1781,where his cousin Admiral Thomas Graves commanded the fleet.
Title
Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Graves (c.1747–1814)
Date
1801–1802
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 179 x W 136 cm
Accession number
BHC2722
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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