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Captain Nicholas Haddock (c. 1685-1746)
A three-quarter-length, full-face portrait to the right showing Haddock in a buff-coloured coat and a full-bottomed wig, with a ship and a yacht in the right background. There is a later inscription: ‘Nicholas Haddock / Admiral of the Blue, / (Son of Admiral Sir Richard / Haddock, Comptroller of / the Navy) of Wrotham, / Kent. M.P. for Rochester, / 1734 & 1741. B.1686–D.1746’.
Nicholas Haddock distinguished himself at an early age at the Battle of Vigo Bay, 12 October 1702. He was promoted captain on 6 April 1707. In 1718, while in command of the ‘Grafton’, 70 guns, he played a leading role in Byng’s victory at Cape Passaro. He was commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean during the War of Jenkins’s Ear.
Nicholas Haddock distinguished himself at an early age at the Battle of Vigo Bay, 12 October 1702. He was promoted captain on 6 April 1707. In 1718, while in command of the ‘Grafton’, 70 guns, he played a leading role in Byng’s victory at Cape Passaro. He was commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean during the War of Jenkins’s Ear.
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Object Details
| ID: | BHC2729 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | Painting |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | British School, 18th century |
| Date made: | circa 1715 |
| People: | Haddock, Nicholas |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Painting: 1270 mm x 1016 mm; Frame: 1460 mm x 1215 mm |