Sir Edward Paget
(1775-1849), GeneralRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 3 portraits
Paget joined the army as a teenager and by the age of 18 was a lieutenant colonel. He served in Egypt, Sicily and Sweden before joining the Duke of Wellington's staff in the Spanish Peninsular to fight the French during the Napoleonic wars. He lost his right arm in action but continued to lead troops in Spain until he was captured by the French army in 1812 and held captive for two years. After the Napoleonic wars, Paget was appointed commander-in-chief of the forces in the East Indies, and was posted to India. However, his reputation suffered, due partly to his brutal suppression of a mutiny in the Bengal army in 1824.
The Death of Gen: Sir Ralph Abercrombie
by Giovanni Vendramini, printed by J. Matthews, published by John Peter Thompson, after Sir Robert Ker Porter
stipple engraving, published 4 June 1804
NPG D13764
Descriptive Sketch of the Print of the Death of Gen: Sir Ralph Abercrombie
published by John Peter Thompson, after Sir Robert Ker Porter
etching, published 1804
NPG D13765
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