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C1860
Samuel, First Viscount Hood.
Artist:
Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792)
Engraved portrait of Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood 1(724-1816) was a British admiral. As a junior officer he saw action during the War of the Austrian Succession. While in temporary command of Antelope, he drove a French ship ashore in … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Samuel, First Viscount Hood.
Date:
C1860
Artist:
Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792)
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Engraving.
Image Size:
160mm
x 195mm
Paper Size:
180mm
x 280mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1860
Description:
Engraved portrait of Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood 1(724-1816) was a British admiral.
As a junior officer he saw action during the War of the Austrian Succession. While in temporary command of Antelope, he drove a French ship ashore in Audierne Bay, and captured two privateers in 1757 during the Seven Years’ War. He held senior command as Commander-in-Chief, North American Station and then as Commander-in-Chief, Leeward Islands Station, leading the British fleet to victory at Battle of the Mona Passage in April 1782 during the American Revolutionary War. He went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth, then First Naval Lord and, after briefly returning to the Portsmouth command, became Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet during the French Revolutionary Wars.
