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A half-length portrait to the left, in an oval format, depicting the sitter wearing captain's full-dress uniform of 1787–1795. He was promoted to captain at the age of 22 and fought at the Battle of the Glorious First of June in 1794. He received a gold medal for his conduct at the Battle of San Domingo in 1806, took part in the Rio and Copenhagen expeditions of 1806–1807, attacked Rochefort in 1808, was Commander-in-Chief at the Cape of Good Hope in 1808 and reduced Java in 1811. His last active post was as Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean fleet and he was present at the Bombardment of Acre in 1841. From that year until his death he was Governor of Greenwich Hospital, in the rank of Admiral. The artist trained as a lawyer before entering the Royal Academy Schools, London, in 1772 where he may have studied with Johan Zoffany.
Title
Captain Sir Robert Stopford (1768–1847), Bt
Date
1790–1791
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 76.2 x W 63.5 cm
Accession number
BHC3040
Work type
Painting
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England
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