John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
(1841-1920), AdmiralSitter in 17 portraits
Admiral of the Fleet; an efficient administrator whose reforming influence was felt throughout the navy. As a Vice-Admiral, he was commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean Fleet from 1899 to 1901. He was made a full Admiral in 1901, and became Second Sea Lord at the Admiralty in June 1902. Having retired as First Sea Lord in 1910, Fisher returned to office on the outbreak of war in 1914. He strongly disapproved of the Gallipoli campaign and resigned over the increasing demand for ships in the Dardanelles.
John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
oil on canvas, 1911
NPG 2805
John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
by Francis Dodd
etching, 1916
NPG 3080
John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
by George Charles Beresford
dry-plate glass negative, 1905
NPG x6498
John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
by George Charles Beresford
dry-plate glass negative, 1905
NPG x6499
John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
by George Charles Beresford
dry-plate glass negative, 1905
NPG x6500
John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
by George Charles Beresford
sepia-toned platinotype print, 1905
NPG x12900
John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
by George Charles Beresford
sepia-toned platinotype print, 1905
NPG x12901
John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
by James Russell & Sons
hand-coloured bromide print, published 1910
NPG x134955
Group at the Royal Naval College
by William Umpleby Kirk & Son
bromide print, 1910
NPG x137830
John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
by Reginald Haines
bromide print, circa 1915
NPG x134981
John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
by George Charles Beresford
platinum print, 1916
NPG x12902
John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher ('Men of the Day. No. 856.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 6 November 1902
NPG D45143
John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
after Sir Hubert von Herkomer
lithograph, 1911 or after
NPG D36934
published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
postcard print, circa 1914
NPG x193603
John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
by Lafayette
whole-plate film negative, 23 August 1927
NPG x49355
John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
by Lafayette
whole-plate film negative, 23 August 1927
NPG x49356
John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
by Sport & General Press Agency Ltd
bromide print
NPG x36059
Related People
- Hon. Barbara Buswell (née Fisher) (granddaughter)
- Hon. Anna Vavasseur Clark (née Fisher) (granddaughter)
- Katharine Vavasseur (née Fisher), Lady Clifford of Chudleigh (granddaughter)
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