Admiral Sir Robert Calder, first Captain to Admiral Earl of St. Vincent
Lemuel Francis Abbott (Leicestershire 1760/61 - London 1802)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper, Wood, Glass
Measurements
240 x 182 mm
Place of origin
Haymarket
Order this imageCollection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1329767
Summary
Print, engraving, Admiral Sir Robert Calder, 1st Baronet Calder of Southwick (1745-1818) KCB (after Lemuel Francis Abbott). Black and white print of a white-haired gentleman in uniform, in an oval mount with ‘Abbott Pinxt’ and ‘Orme Sculpt.’ printed beneath portrait. Title reads: 'Sir Robert Calder, first Captain to Admiral Earl of St Vincent etc. etc.' Faded handwritten labels on reverse: top label illegible, centre label by Charles Paget Wade, reads ‘Sr. Robert Calder = Elizabeth Earle d. of Augustine Earle & Francis Blaiklock.’ depicts the Calder crest and its heraldic description below. Printed label reads 'Smith, Carver, Gilder, Printseller, Framemaker, No 7 Cockspur Street, near The Haymarket. Prints and Drawings Neatly Framed and Glazed. Also All Sorts Of Frames and Ornaments for Fillagree. Work Neatly Gilt. NB Indian Orders Executed On The Shortest Notice'. In carved frame.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Makers and roles
Lemuel Francis Abbott (Leicestershire 1760/61 - London 1802), original artist