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Vice-Admiral Sir James de Saumarez, 1757-1836, 1st Baron de Saumarez
At the very beginning of the Revolutionary Wars, Saumarez, in the ‘Crescent’, 36, captured the French frigate ‘Reunion’, 36, for which he was knighted. He commanded the ‘Orion’ 74 at the battle of St Vincent, 1797, and the Nile, 1798, at which he was senior captain. He is shown, half-length, wearing admiral’s full dress uniform 1812-25, with the ribbon and star of the GCB and the medals for the battles of St Vincent and the Nile.
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Object Details
| ID: | BHC3166 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | Painting |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Lane, Samuel |
| Date made: | Early - Mid 19th century |
| People: | Saumarez, James |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Frame: 954 mm x 832 mm x 82 mm;Painting: 711 mm x 660 mm |