Sir Erasmus Ommanney

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This is the only recorded portrait of Ommaney. He is wearing the undress uniform (1856 pattern) either of a naval captain with over three years' service or of a commodore (1st or 2nd class), the cross of the order of the Redeemer (Greece), either the 4th or 5th class (knight), or the 2nd class (grand commander), to which he was later promoted, the Baltic Medal (1854-5), the Arctic Medal (1818-55), and the Naval General Service Medal (1793-1840).

Referenceback to top

Pearce 1903
S. Pearce, Memories of the Past (1903), p 72.

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Healthy complexion, bluish eyes, brown hair and whiskers. Dressed in a dark tie, white shirt and waistcoat, and dark blue naval uniform, with gold-braided epaulettes, gilt buttons, silver stars and a white cross with white and blue ribbons. Background colour greenish-brown.

Provenanceback to top

Commissioned or purchased by Colonel John Barrow, and bequeathed by him, 1899.

Exhibitionsback to top

RA, 1861 (69); Royal Naval Exhibition, Chelsea, 1891 (44).


This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Ormond, Early Victorian Portraits, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1973, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.

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