Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser (1723-1796)

A half-length portrait showing Palliser seated slightly to the right in a red chair wearing his admiral's full dress uniform, 1787-95, and a white wig. In his right hand he holds a gold-headed stick with gold tassels; behind him is a red curtain which is pulled away at the left side, revealing one of the domes of Greenwich Hospital beyond his chair.

Object Details

ID: BHC2977
Collection: Fine art
Type: Painting
Display location: Not on display
Creator: British School, 18th century
Date made: circa 1790
People: Palliser, Hugh
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Frame: 1117 mm x 904 mm x 42 mm;Painting: 914 mm x 711 mm
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