Philippa Iles
Senior Sale Coordinator
This auction has ended. View lot details
You may also be interested in
Lot 58*
Follower of Sir William Beechey(British, 1753-1839)Portrait of Admiral Barrington, bust-length
30 April 2025, 14:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge£1,000 - £1,500
Looking for a similar item?
Our Marine Pictures & Works of Art specialists can help you find a similar item at an auction or via a private sale.
Find your local specialistAsk about this lot
Polly Cornthwaite
Senior Cataloguer
Rhyanon Demery
Head of Sale
Follower of Sir William Beechey (British, 1753-1839)
Portrait of Admiral Barrington, bust-length
oil on canvas
77 x 60cm (30 5/16 x 23 5/8in).
oil on canvas
77 x 60cm (30 5/16 x 23 5/8in).
Footnotes
Provenance
John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent (1734-1823) and thence by descent through the family to the present owners. For full provenance listing see footnote for lot 56.
Samuel Barrington (1729-1800) was the third son of the 1st Viscount Barrington. During a distinguished naval career he acted as commander-in-chief in the West Indies in the American War of Independence when he captured St Lucia from the French and In 1782 he was second-in-command to Admiral Howe at the relief of Gibraltar. He was a close lifelong friend of Admiral John Jervis with whom he travelled to St Petersburg, attending the court but also gathering naval intelligence, and together they made a tour of the Chanel ports to gain knowledge of their disposition for future reference.
The present work is a version of the painting by an unidentified hand but dateable to circa 1785 which is in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London (NPG 740). That portrait was donated to the museum by the 7th Viscount Barrington in 1885. The present painting appears to be of slightly later date, around 1800 and one may speculate that it was likely given to Jervis by his friend Barrington.