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A three-quarter length portrait to right wearing admiral’s undress uniform, with the ribbon and star of the GCB and the ribbon of the San Domingo Medal. His right hand is on his hip and his left rests on a parapet. Stopford had a long service at sea. He saw early service in Vice-Admiral George Darby’s flagship at the relief of Gibraltar in 1781. He was present at the battle of the Saints in 1782 and spent the next nine years in home waters in the frigates ‘Lowestoft’, ‘Aquilon’ and ‘Phaeton’. He had considerable success in the ‘Phaeton’ in the Biscay and played a key part in the retreat from the French force of Admiral William Cornwallis on 16 and 17 June 1795. He also captured many privateers and small vessels of war. When commanding the ‘Spencer’ in 1806 he played a principal part in Sir John Duckworth’s victory off San Dimongo where he was wounded and for which he was awarded a gold medal.
Title
Admiral Sir Robert Stopford (1768–1847)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 127 x W 101.6 cm
Accession number
BHC3041
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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