Attributed to Sir Thomas Lawrence P.R.A. (1769-1830) Portrait of Admiral Sir Edward Codrington...

Attributed to Sir Thomas Lawrence P.R.A. (1769-1830)

Portrait of Admiral Sir Edward Codrington KCB (1770-1851)

Black, white and red chalk on buff paper

30 x 24cm; 11¾ x 9½in

This drawing is possibly related to a portrait of the Admiral in oils by Lawrence painted in 1826

Admiral Sir Edward Codrington was a hero of the Battle of Trafalgar and the Battle of Navarino. His family home was at Winterslow, Nr. Salisbury