Hon. William Gordon, Vice Admiral of Scotland

Artist Henry William Pickersgill (London, England, 1782 - 1875)

SitterSitter is Honourable William Henry Gordon (Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1784 - 1858)

Date1854

Mediumoil on canvas

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsOverall: Height: 272.5 cm, Width: 182 cm
Frame: Height: 329 cm, Width: 238 cm

AcquisitionOwned by Aberdeen City Council under the curatorial care of Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDCC001033

Keywords

Portrait

About MeThe sitter, William Gordon (1785–1858), was a Scottish naval commander and Tory politician. He was the second son of George Gordon, Lord Haddo, son of George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen and the brother of Prime Minister George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen. He joined the Royal Navy in 1797 and went on to be Fourth Naval Lord from 1841 to 1846 and Commander-in-Chief from 1854 to 1857. He was a Member of Parliament for Aberdeenshire from September 1820 until August 1854. Cape Gordon on Vega Island in the Antarctic is named after him.

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Gordon, naval commander, Tory politician and MP for Aberdeenshire, was brother to George Hamilton-Gordon, the 4th Earl of Aberdeen who became Britain's prime minister in 1852.