A three-quarter-length portrait of Thomas Graves (1725–1802) in admiral’s undress uniform, 1787–95, with a gold chain around his neck. Graves’s right arm is suspended in a sling and his sleeve has been slit from wrist to elbow and closed with ribbons. He rests his left hand on his hip, above the hilt of his sword. A naval battle is represented in the background. Lettered beneath the image: ‘Thomas Lord Graves Admiral of the White and Commander in Chief of the British Van on the 29th of May and 1st of June 1794’ and ‘Painted by J. Northcote R.A. / Engraved by F. Bartolozzi R.A.’ This print was engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi after an original painting by James Northcote, probably the portrait of Admiral Lord Graves which Northcote exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1795. The location of Northcote’s painting is currently unknown. The portrait shows the serious injury that Graves sustained to his right arm at the Battle of the Glorious First of June in 1794, at which he was second-in-command of the victorious British fleet under Earl Howe. Graves played an important part in the victory, for which he was raised to the Irish peerage as Baron Graves and received a pension of £1000 per annum, but the severity of his injury ended his seagoing career. This print shows Graves’s wearing the gold medal and chain that was awarded to flag officers who had served at the Glorious First of June. The chain was presented to officers in 1794 but the medal was not ready until 1796. In an earlier version of this print, Bartolozzi showed Graves wearing the chain only, suggesting that the print was first engraved before he received his medal in 1796 and subsequently amended (see PAG6443 and PAG9326). For another impression of this print, see PAF3662. (Updated April 2019.)