(Updated, May 2014) Oval miniature in watercolour on ivory, in an oval gilt metal suspension locket. The glazed back comprises a broad outer band of blue glass, with a smaller gilt-edged lozenge in the middle in which two locks of hair are mounted on a white ground; one is grey, above, in a trefoil shape secured by a red flower device, and the other, below, brown in a more elaborate bow also fixed by a red flower. Between them in a monogram of seed pearls are what appear to be the initials HH, though detachment of some of the pearls, now loose, makes it look more like JH, and an inscription round the edge reads 'AS LONG AS I LIVE I'LL REVERE THE ORIGINAL'. This is probably a dedication by Harmood's wife, with locks of both their hair. He is shown head and shoulders against a neutral grey background, turned half to his right but looking at the viewer. He has brown eyes and wears his own hair curled and probably powdered, with a black queue ribbon visible, and is in the 1774-87 captain's dress uniform. Harmood was a younger son of Chane Harmood, a successful merchant (d.1756), and Mary (nee Daws, m. 1736). Harry's uncle, Commander James Harmood (c. 1713-1773), had earlier served with James Cook in the 'Northumberland' and his father paid for him to attend the Naval Academy at Portsmouth. He was commissioned lieutenant in February 1759, serving as second lieutenant of the 'Aquilon' from that year, first of the 'Arethusa' in 1771 and third of the 'Eagle' in 1776. As a commander from February 1777 he commanded the 'Falcon' ,16-gun sloop, which was the smallest of seven British warships burnt in Narragansett Bay in 1778, during the American War. He was promoted captain from October 1778 in the 'Conqueror', 74 guns, and in this ship was flag-captain to Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker in Byron's unsuccessful attempt to prevent the French taking Grenada in the West indies in July 1779. He progressed to the 'Princess Royal' in 1780, then in 1781 to the 'Cumberland' and 'Medway', 64 guns, in the Channel Fleet under George Darby. In December, under Kempenfelt, he was in the latter's action against De Guichen and from 1782 commanded the 'Ardent', 64, guardship at Portsmouth. In 1793 he became an Extra Commissioner of the Admiralty and briefly served (1793-94) as Commissioner at Gibraltar, then from 1796 as Commissioner of Sheerness Dockyard. He moved to Chatham as Dockyard Commissioner, 1801- May/June 1806, and may be the 'Harry Harmood Esq' who died at Mount Street, Grosvenor Square, London early in 1809, aged 70 ('Oxford Journal', 11 Feb.) though if so it is unusual that the press notice calls him Harmood 'Esquire' rather than using his naval rank, and he does not appear in the death notices in the 'Naval Chronicle', 1809-10. It is now known that his wife Mary's dates were 1747-1810 and they had two sons; Harry (1767-1833) and William (b. 1769). The former married Isabella Cumming (1778-1854) in 1809 and had three daughters, of whom the youngest, Eliza Sarah (1820-1905) married Thomas Troughton Leete (1812-79) in 1845. This miniature was bequeathed to the Museum in 1947 and has since been called 'Henry Harmood' , but the official record shows his first name was, indeed, Harry. It came with a later pair of the Revd and Mrs Henry Leete (MNT0106, MNT0107) from the estate of Arthur (or Robert) Shute Leete. It is not yet clear how Henry Leete was related to Thomas, though he may have been a son , but at least the family link of Harmoods and Leetes is now explained. There is also another pair of drawings in the collection, 'Captain Harry Harmood' (1783) and 'Mrs A. Harmood', by John Downman (MNT0102, MNT0103). The former shows a fatter man in profile but the difference in pose makes comparison difficult. (We are grateful to John Robson for new family information included here).