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Admirals


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David Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty

David Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty

1871-1936
Admiral
Sitter in 20 portraits
Sir Francis Beaufort

Sir Francis Beaufort

1774-1857
Rear-Admiral and hydrographer
Sitter in 6 portraits
William Bligh

William Bligh

1754-1817
Admiral and explorer; captain of the Bounty
Sitter in 5 portraits
Sir Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake

1540-1596
Admiral and circumnavigator
Sitter associated with 39 portraits
Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan

Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan

1731-1804
Admiral
Sitter in 16 portraits
John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher

John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher

1841-1920
Admiral
Sitter in 17 portraits
Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood

Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood

1724-1816
Admiral
Sitter associated with 9 portraits
John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe

John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe

1859-1935
Admiral
Sitter in 19 portraits
Augustus Keppel, Viscount Keppel

Augustus Keppel, Viscount Keppel

1725-1786
Admiral
Sitter associated with 29 portraits
Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma

Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma

1900-1979
Admiral of the Fleet
Sitter in 70 portraits
Horatio Nelson

Horatio Nelson

1758-1805
Vice-Admiral and victor of Trafalgar
Sitter in 86 portraits
Arthur Phillip

Arthur Phillip

1738-1814
Vice-Admiral, first Governor of New South Wales
Sitter in 1 portrait
Sir Bertram Home Ramsay

Sir Bertram Home Ramsay

1883-1945
Admiral
Sitter in 13 portraits
Sir James Clark Ross

Sir James Clark Ross

1800-1862
Rear-Admiral and Arctic explorer
Sitter in 15 portraits
Sir John Ross

Sir John Ross

1777-1856
Rear-Admiral and Arctic explorer
Sitter in 7 portraits
John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent

John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent

1735-1823
Admiral
Sitter associated with 30 portraits
Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich

Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich

1625-1672
Admiral
Sitter in 14 portraits
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich

John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich

1718-1792
First Lord of the Admiralty
Sitter associated with 25 portraits
Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, Baron Wester Wemyss

Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, Baron Wester Wemyss

1864-1933
Admiral of the Fleet
Sitter in 14 portraits
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Baron Kiyokazu Abo

1870-1940
Admiral
Sitter in 1 portrait

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