Sir John Francis Edward Acton, 6th Bt
(1736-1811), Prime Minister of NaplesMid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 2 portraits
Prime Minister of Naples, he greatly expanded the Neapolitan army and navy and lent wide support to the British in the war against Napoleon.
Sir John Francis Edward Acton, 6th Bt
by Peter Edward Stroehling
watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, octagonal, circa 1792
NPG 4082
Sir John Francis Edward Acton, 6th Bt
by Francesco Bartolozzi, after Carlo Marsigli
stipple engraving, circa 1790
NPG D7112
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