Caption

John Jervis, Earl St Vincent (1735-1823), born in Meaford, Staffordshire. English naval officer who joined the Royal Navy in 1749 and reached the rank of admiral. Commander-in-chief of the British Mediterranean fleet (1796-1799) and made Earl St Vincent for defeating the Spanish fleet off Cape St Vincent. First Lord of the Admiralty in 1801. Retired in 1811. From the National Portrait Gallery by James Jerdan (London, 1830) ., Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Date

Aug 02, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK24E47_176

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No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

35,6Mb (2,2Mb) / 10,4in x 13,3in / 3112 x 4000 (300dpi)

Keywords

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