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A head-and-shoulders portrait, full-face, in a painted oval. The sitter is wearing rear-admiral's undress uniform of 1787–1795 and the ribbon and star of the Bath, the former worn inside his coat. The background has been painted as sky. In 1795 he was put in command of the British Mediterranean fleet and in 1797, with Nelson as his commodore, led his forces to victory over a Spanish fleet off Cape St Vincent. Jervis was created Earl St Vincent in recognition of this achievement and he later became First Lord of the Admiralty, 1801–1804. The sitter and the artist became friends and this is reflected in the directness, warmth and intimacy of this portrait, particularly notable since Jervis had a public reputation as a strict disciplinarian.
Title
Rear Admiral Sir John Jervis (1735–1823), Earl of St Vincent
Date
1787–1790
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 76.2 x W 63.5 cm
Accession number
BHC3001
Work type
Painting
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England
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