Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, Admiral of the Fleet (1726-99)

Miniature entitled 'Lord Richard Howe (1726-1799)'. The miniature is executed in watercolour and gum arabic on ivory. The miniature is mounted together with 26 others, however, the velvet covered mount is very light damaged. The unfinished miniature depicts a man with white hair and black neckcloth, the rest of his clothing and background are not coloured.

Object Details

ID: MNT0172
Collection: Fine art
Type: Miniature
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Anonymous; British School, 18th century
People: Howe, Richard
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 70 x 56 mm