'ADMIRAL SIR RICHARD KING, BART'
published by Charles Turner (1774-1857) after G.L. Saunders, mezzotint on wove paper, with full margins, pale spotting, one short tear in the lower sheet edge, published by Fra.s Grahm. Moon, London, 1835. 508 x 360mm.; together with nine further half-length mezzotint portraits of Sir William Sidney Smith by Bell after Chandler; The Right Hon. Earl of St. Vincent, K.B., First Lord of the Admirality by W. Barnard after J. Keenan; Hyde Parker Vice Admiral of the Blue, Commander in Chief of his Majesty's Ships in the North sea on the 5th of August 1781, by J. Smith after J. Northcote; Captain Forbes by S. W. Reynolds after J. Northcote; Patrick Gibson, Formerly of His Majesty's British Navy & now living in his 111th Year by Thomas Lupton after L. Macartan; John Stewart Esq.r Captain of His Majesty's Ship Sea Horse after C. Turner; James Vashon Esq.r Vice Admiral of the Blue by John Young after George Watson; the Right Honourable Lord Hugh Seymour, Vice Admiral of the Blue, by S.W. Reynolds after J. Hoppner; Edward Bruce, Captain of His Majesty's Ship Impregnable at the Memorable Victory of Algiers, on the 27th August 1816, various conditions
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Vice-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood, 1st Baronet KB RN (1762 - 1814) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He saw action at the first Battle of Ushant, and in 1798 at the Battle of the Nile

Condition Report
William Sidney Smith: this is a proof plate with registration marks in the left margin. It has wide, uneven margins on all sides, with slight loss in the lower title, and an area of water-staining in the lower right sheet corner. Napoleon Bonaparte said of Smith (1764-1840) 'That man made me miss my destiny', having aided the Turks in their resistance to Napoleon in Egypt and the Levant. The Earl of St. Vincent: this has spotting throughout, and margins trimmed to the image, with slight loss within the title field. Edward Bruce: this has wide margins, with occasional pale spotting. Captain Forbes: this is a trial proof. It has wide margins, one repaired tear in the right margin, pale spotting, and slightly rubbed. Hyde Parker: this is a trial proof. It has wide margins with light-staining and water-staining along the lower sheet edge. Patrick Gibson: this is a proof. It has been trimmed to the plate-mark and has occasional pale spotting. John Stewart: this has wide margins with occasional pale spotting. Lord Hugh Seymour: this has narrow margins and unobtrusive, occasional spotting. James Vashon: on laid India paper on a wove paper support. It has wide margins on three sides. The lower edge has thread margins. There is some creasing in the lower right title-field, and creases, with some splitting, along the vertical platemarks. Possibly a later impression.

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