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A three-quarter-length portrait seated, in captain's 1795–1812 undress uniform of stock, cravat, epaulettes, dark blue jacket and white breeches. His legs in high black boots are crossed and he faces forwards, to meet the gaze of the viewer. His Trafalgar medal hangs from his chest and his left hand rests on a decorated box which may have contained the medal, while his right hand rests in his lap. On the far right, a window curtain is pulled back to reveal a small seascape with ships, a fortified building and waves breaking. This seascape is probably at the mouth of the Tagus where Hardy was in command of the 'Triumph', 74 guns, on the Lisbon station in 1809. The portrait is important because it was painted only four years after the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
Domenico Pellegrini was born in Venice, studied in Rome and came to England in 1792, where he gained a considerable reputation as a portrait painter. When the French occupied Portugal in 1807 he found himself in Lisbon where he stayed to paint portraits. Signed 'Do. Pellegrini 1809'.
Title
Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy (1769–1839)
Date
1809
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 58.5 x W 45.5 cm
Accession number
BHC2352
Work type
Painting
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England
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The Opera Box Tabley House -
General the Honourable Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole (1772–1842), GCB National Trust, Florence Court -
Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy (1769–1839) National Maritime Museum -
Admiral John Jervis (1735–1823), 1st Earl of St Vincent National Maritime Museum -
William Huntington National Portrait Gallery, London -
William Huntington (1745–1813) West Sussex Record Office