The Death of Gen: Sir Ralph Abercrombie
1 of 5 portraits of George James Ludlow, 3rd Earl Ludlow
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
25 1/4 in. x 37 3/4 in. (640 mm x 959 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1963
Reference Collection
NPG D13764
Artistsback to top
- J. Matthews, Printer. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
- Sir Robert Ker Porter (1777-1842), Painter and traveller. Artist or producer associated with 7 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
- John Peter Thompson (1792-1819), Engraver, printer and printseller. Artist or producer associated with 23 portraits.
- Giovanni Vendramini (1769-1839), Engraver and architect. Artist or producer associated with 25 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Sir John Abercromby (1772-1817), General. Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify
- Sir Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801), General. Sitter in 15 portraits. Identify
- Robert Anstruther (1768-1809), General. Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify
- Colonel Birch (active 1801), Soldier; present at Battle of Alexandria 1801. Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify
- Andrew Thomas Blayney, 11th Baron Blayney (1770-1834), Army officer. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Thomas Carey (1777-1824), Army officer. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Eyre Coote (1759-1823), Army officer and colonial administrator. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Samuel Dalrymple (1760-1832), Lieutenant-General. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- John Hely-Hutchinson, 2nd Earl of Donoughmore (1757-1832), General and politician. Sitter associated with 8 portraits. Identify
- Sir John Doyle, Bt (1756-1834), General. Sitter in 5 portraits. Identify
- Sir John Milley Doyle (1781-1856), Army officer. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Colonel Duncan (active 1801), Assistant Adjutant-General; present at the Battle of Alexandria. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Assistant Surgeon Fearon (active 1801), Military surgeon; present at the Battle of Alexandria. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Edward Finch (1756-1843), General. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Surgeon Gillham (active 1801), Military surgeon; present at Battle of Alexandria. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun (1765-1823), General. Sitter in 5 portraits. Identify
- John Francis Caradoc (Cradock), 1st Baron Howden (1762-1839), General. Sitter in 6 portraits. Identify
- Sir James Kempt (1764-1854), Governor-General of Canada. Sitter in 8 portraits. Identify
- Robert Lawson (1741-1816), Army officer. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Captain Lovelace (active 1801), Soldier; present at Alexandria 1801. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Sir Hudson Lowe (1769-1844), General. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- George James Ludlow, 3rd Earl Ludlow (1758-1842), General. Sitter in 5 portraits. Identify
- Captain Maxwell (active 1801), Soldier and Assistant Quartermaster-General at Alexandria. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Sir John Moore (1761-1809), Lieutenant-General; victor of Corunna. Sitter in 11 portraits. Identify
- Sir George Murray (1772-1846), General and statesman. Sitter in 13 portraits. Identify
- Sir Hildebrand Oakes (1754-1822), Lieutenant-General. Sitter in 5 portraits. Identify
- David Ogilvy (died 1801), Lieutenant-Colonel; killed at the Battle of Alexandria. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Sir Edward Paget (1775-1849), General. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Captain Rubeleau (active 1801), Royal Navy officer; present at Battle of Alexandria. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Brigade Major St Pearne (died 1801), Soldier; killed at the Battle of Alexandria. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Sir (William) Sidney Smith (1764-1840), Admiral. Sitter in 23 portraits. Identify
- Sir Brent Spencer (1760-1828), Army officer. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- James Stewart (1758-1819), Soldier; Colonel of the 42nd Regiment. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- William Stewart (died after 1834), Colonel of the 89th Regiment, present at the Battle of Alexandria. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Sir John Stuart (1761-1815), Lieutenant-General. Sitter in 6 portraits. Identify
- Captain Sutton (active 1801), Army officer; present at the Battle of Alexandria. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Sir Thomas Richard Swinnerton Dyer, 7th Bt (1768-1838), Army officer. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Sir Hilgrove Turner (1764-1843), General; artist. Sitter in 3 portraits, Artist or producer of 1 portrait.
- Thomas Walsh (active 1801), Soldier, author; present at the Battle of Alexandria. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Sir Robert Thomas Wilson (1777-1849), General and politician. Sitter in 15 portraits. Identify
- John Wesley Wright (1769-1805), Naval officer. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
This portraitback to top
This portrait of 1795 shows St Vincent in the newly-designed naval full-dress uniform. Already a distinguished admiral, his greatest victory at the Battle of St Vincent (1797) was, however, yet to come. The close-up format and St Vincent's fresh, ruddy complexion lend the painting an air of frankness and candour. He was known for his blunt style of command and shows none of the heroic airs often adopted on such occasions. This portrait was probably painted during the few months leave he spent in England before taking up his post in the Mediterranean as Commander-in-Chief.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D13765: Descriptive Sketch of the Print of the Death of Gen: Sir Ralph Abercrombie (after)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1804back to top
Current affairs
William Pitt returns to office and forms a second coalition administration, retaining many of those who had served under his predecessor Henry Addington but specifically excluding his arch rival Charles James Fox .Art and science
William Blake starts writing Jerusalem. One of his most ambitious allegorical poems, it took nearly eight years to complete.Amidst infighting about submissions to the annual exhibition, attempts are made to unseat painter Benjamin West as President of the Royal Academy and elect architect James Wyatt instead.
International
Napoleon declares himself Emperor of France and is crowned as Napoleon I by Pope Pius VII in Paris.Haiti achieves independence led by Toussaint L'Ouverture, the patriot and martyr who had seized control from the French in 1801. He becomes a symbolic figure of freedom for the British anti-slavery movement.
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