Commander John Ellis, RN (1738-1798)
Category
Photographs
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
Measurements
49 x 40 mm
Order this imageCollection
Quebec House, Kent
NT 529083
Summary
Photograph of portrait miniature of Commander John Ellis R.N. (1738-1798). 1759, with inscription recording its presentation.
Provenance
Formerly part of the Wolfe-Aylward Collection.
Marks and inscriptions
Commander John Ellis R.N. Born 1738. Died 1798. In command of company of Naval Brigade at the Siege of Quebec. From the miniature painted 1759, in the possession of his great grandson, S.M. Ellis