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John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent

(1735-1823), Admiral

Regency Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter associated with 31 portraits
Admiral. Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean, 1795, blockading the French fleet at Toulon; he defeated the Spanish off Cape St Vincent, 1797. As First Lord of the Admiralty, 1801-4, his ruthless reforms reduced corruption in the administration of the navy.

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John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent, by Mackenzie, after  Lemuel Francis Abbott - NPG D49538

John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent

by Mackenzie, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
stipple, circa 1797
NPG D49538

John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent ('The lion's share'), by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12591

John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent ('The lion's share')

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 2 January 1797
NPG D12591

John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent, published by George Thompson, published by  John Evans - NPG D40017

John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent

published by George Thompson, published by John Evans
mezzotint, published 10 November 1798
NPG D40017

The British Naval Victors, by Valentine Green, after  Gainsborough Dupont, and after  Francis Cotes, and after  Richard Morton Paye, and after  Lemuel Francis Abbott - NPG D11103

The British Naval Victors

by Valentine Green, after Gainsborough Dupont, and after Francis Cotes, and after Richard Morton Paye, and after Lemuel Francis Abbott
mezzotint, published 1799
NPG D11103

John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent, after John De Vaere - NPG D7209

John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent

after John De Vaere
bronze medallion, 19th century (1798)
NPG D7209

Commemoration of the 14th February 1797, by William Henry Worthington, and by  James Parker, published by  Robert Bowyer, after  Robert Smirke - NPG D17017

Commemoration of the 14th February 1797

by William Henry Worthington, and by James Parker, published by Robert Bowyer, after Robert Smirke
line engraving, published 1803
NPG D17017

storming Heaven; - with, the gods alarmed for their everlasting-abodes', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D13106

storming Heaven; - with, the gods alarmed for their everlasting-abodes'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 1 May 1804
NPG D13106

John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent, by Henry Bone, after  Sir William Beechey - NPG D17442

John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent

by Henry Bone, after Sir William Beechey
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, 1805 (exhibited 1805)
NPG D17442

'The wounded lion', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12847

'The wounded lion'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 16 July 1805
NPG D12847

'Westminster conscripts under the training act', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12872

'Westminster conscripts under the training act'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 September 1806
NPG D12872

'Charon's boat - or - the ghost's of

'Charon's boat - or - the ghost's of "All the Talents" taking their last voyage'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 16 July 1807
NPG D12895

'British tars, towing the Danish fleet into harbour', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12896

'British tars, towing the Danish fleet into harbour'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 October 1807
NPG D12896

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