BHC2771

Admiral Arthur Hood, Baron Hood of Avalon (1824-1901) Long Caption: The grandson of Captain Alexander Hood (1758-1798), he entered the navy when he was 12. He fought with the Naval Brigade in the Crimean War, 1854-1855. In 1885 he became First Sea Lord, but left the Admiralty when he reached the age of 65 in 1889. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: BHC2771 Artist: J. Sydney Willis Hodges Date: 1891 Medium: oil painting Size: 1270 mm x 1016 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.