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Holmes was the son of Henry Holmes, Governor of the Isle of Wight. From 1755, Holmes was mostly commissioned to fleets in North America. In General James Wolfe’s expedition against Canada in 1759 he was appointed third-in-command of the fleet in the ‘Dublin’ in the St Lawrence under Sir Charles Saunders. When Wolfe had selected his landing site Holmes had the difficult task of ensuring the army’s safe landing. Holmes died at Jamaica on 21st November 1761, and is commemorated with a monument in Westminster Abbey. He is shown wearing flag officer’s undress uniform of 1748 to 1767. The portrait was painted after Holmes's promotion to Rear-Admiral of the Blue in 1758.

National Maritime Museum

London

Title

Rear Admiral Sir Charles Holmes (1711–1761)

Date

after 1758

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 76 x W 63.5 cm

Accession number

BHC2769

Work type

Painting

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