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Educated at Leyden University and the French military college of La Fère, Eliott first saw active service with the Prussian Army in 1735. In 1739, he was commissioned into the British Army and fought with the 2nd Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards during the War of the Austrian Succession (1742–1748). He later served with distinction in Germany and the West Indies, and was made a general in 1778. When France and Spain sought to take advantage of British involvement in America during the American War of Independence (1775–1783), Eliott was given command of the strategically important garrison of Gibraltar. A man of great energy and ability, Eliott was responsible for the defence of 'the Rock', during the unsuccessful siege by Franco-Spanish forces from 1779 to 1783.
Title
General George Augustus Eliott (later 1st Baron Heathfield) (1717–1790)
Date
c.1783
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 45.1 x W 36.2 cm
Accession number
NAM. 1966-12-4
Acquisition method
purchased at Sotheby’s, 1966
Work type
Painting
