Sr John Lockhart Ross Bart Vice Admiral of the Blue
An oval bust-length portrait of John Lockhart Ross (1721–1790) in captain’s undress uniform, 1748–1767, with his right arm raised. Lettered beneath the image with the sitter’s coat of arms and the title: ‘Sr. John Lockhart Ross, Bart. Vice Admiral of the Blue.’ Also lettered with the production details and publication line, ‘Sir Jos. Reynolds pinx. 1760 / Ridley sc. / Pub. by Bunney & Gold Shoe Lane. Aug. 1 1801.’ This portrait was engraved by William Ridley after Joshua Reynolds’s oil painting of 1760–2 (private collection). It was published by Joyce Gold and John Bunney on 1 August 1801 as an illustration in the ‘Naval Chronicle’, volume 6, opposite page 1, where it appeared alongside ‘Biographical Memoirs of Sir John Lockhart Ross, Bart. Vice-Admiral of the Blue’ (pp. 1–25). Stored in mount with PAD2986. (Updated May 2019.)
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Object Details
ID: | PAD2987 |
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Type: | |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Ridley, William; Bunney & Gold Reynolds, Joshua |
Date made: | 1 Aug 1801 |
People: | Ross, John Lockhart |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | 204 mm x 144 mm |