Sir James McGrigor, 1st Bt
(1771-1858), Army surgeonRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 4 portraits
McGrigor was head of the army's medical services, a highly efficient administrator and sharp observer of Wellington's character and moods.
by Thomas Heaphy
watercolour and pencil, 1813-1814
NPG 1914(8)
by William Ward, after John Jackson
mezzotint, late 1810s-early 1820s
NPG D38090
by, published by and after Anker Smith, by Thomas Heaphy, published by Rudolph Ackermann
line and stipple engraving, published 8 August 1822
NPG D42614
after Thomas Heaphy
tracing, before 1960
NPG D42615
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