Admiral Sir Robert Lewis Fitzgerald

Drawing by Caroline Fitzgerald of her father Robert Lewis Fitzgerald. Presented to the museum by his great-granddaughter.
A note in her hand on the back of the original backboard stated 'Admiral Sir Robert Fitzgerald K.C.H. (Knight of Hanover, an order given by the Georges & William IV who were also Kings of Hanover) - my great-grandfather. This sketch was executed by one of his daughters.' Another hand notes 'Born 17 Jan 1776 / Died 1884'

Object Details

ID: PAJ3513
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Fitzgerald, Caroline
Date made: 8 October 1798
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 355 x 270 mm; Folder: 554 mm x 404 mm