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Description: | A three-quarter-length, full-face portrait to the right showing Haddock in a buff-coloured coat and a full-bottomed wig, with a ship and a yacht in the right background. There is a later inscription: ?Nicholas Haddock / Admiral of the Blue, / (Son of Admiral Sir Richard / Haddock, Comptroller of / the Navy) of Wrotham, / Kent. M.P. for Rochester, / 1734 & 1741. B.1686?D.1746?.
Nicholas Haddock distinguished himself at an early age at the Battle of Vigo Bay, 12 October 1702. He was promoted captain on 6 April 1707. In 1718, while in command of the ?Grafton?, 70 guns, he played a leading role in Byng?s victory at Cape Passaro. He was commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean during the War of Jenkins?s Ear.
caption: Captain Franklin Lushington (circa 1710-1743) | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Nicholas paintings Haddock | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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