BHC3044

Reverend Maurice Suckling, grandfather of Lord Nelson Long Caption: A simple and direct half-length portrait of Nelson's grandfather, to right in clerical dress and a white dress wig, and looking directly ahead to meet the gaze of the viewer. It is inscribed 'Maurice Suckling D D Born 1675 Died 1730', and is a later copy of a portrait made posthumously in 1775. It is one of a pair with BHC3043. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: BHC3044 Artist: British School Date: 18th century Medium: oil on canvas Size: 762 mm x 635 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.