Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport
(1726-1814), AdmiralRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 12 portraits
Admiral; second-in-command to Lord Howe at 'The Glorious First of June', 1794, one of the earliest naval victories in the war against France. He was Commander-in-Chief of the Channel Fleet, blockading Brest almost continuously, 1797-1800. The younger brother of Admiral Lord Hood.
by Anton Hickel
oil on canvas, 1793-1795
NPG 745
Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport
by Lemuel Francis Abbott
oil on canvas, 1795
NPG 138
by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 16 May 1788
NPG D12381
John Bull taking a luncheon: - or - British cooks, cramming old grumble-gizzard, with bonne-chére
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 24 October 1798
NPG D12661
Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport
published by George Thompson, published by John Evans
mezzotint, published 10 October 1798
NPG D20435
'Commemoration of the victory of June 1st 1794'
by Francesco Bartolozzi, and John George Landseer, and Thomas Ryder, and James Stow, published by Robert Bowyer, after Robert Smirke
line engraving, published 1802
NPG D15177
'Commemoration of the victory of June 1st 1794'
by Francesco Bartolozzi, and John George Landseer, and Thomas Ryder, and James Stow, published by Robert Bowyer, after Robert Smirke
line engraving, published 1802
NPG D17016
'The high-flying-candidate, (i.e. little Paul-goose,) mounting from a blanket'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 11 November 1806
NPG D12882
'View of the hustings in Covent Garden'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey, and published by J. Budd, and published by Richard Bagshaw
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 15 December 1806
NPG D12883
'Posting to the election, - a scene on the road to Brentford, Novr 1806'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 December 1806
NPG D13113
Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport
by John Richardson Jackson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1867
NPG D812
Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport
by John Richardson Jackson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1867
NPG D813
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