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A three-quarter-length portrait to right in a brown coat and grey full-bottomed wig. His right elbow rests on a stone plinth in front of a rocky outcrop. His left hand is on his sword hilt and his hat under his arm. In the right background is a ship wearing the Admiralty flag. Norris fought at the Battle of Malaga in 1704 and as Captain of the Fleet at the taking of Barcelona in 1705 was sent home with the despatches. In 1715 he started a long service in the Baltic, first protecting Anglo-Dutch traders, then in command of an Anglo-Dutch and Russian fleet against the Swedes. Finally from 1719 to 1721 he commanded an Anglo-Danish-Swedish fleet against the Russians. At an advanced age, during which time this portrait was painted, he commanded the Channel fleet from 1729 to 1744, in the War of Jenkin's Ear and the early part of that of the Austrian Succession, although he never had an opportunity to come to grips with an enemy fleet.
Title
Admiral Sir John Norris (c.1660–1749)
Date
c.1735
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 127 x W 101.5 cm
Accession number
BHC2912
Acquisition method
National Maritime Museum (Greenwich Hospital Collection)
Work type
Painting
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England
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