Admiral, FULL DRESS: drawn from a portrait of Lord Rodney by L.J. Mosnier.
Rear-Admiral, FROCK UNIFORM: drawn from two portraits of Earl Howe, the first by Henry Singleton, the second by Mather Brown of Howe on the deck of the Queen Charlotte at the “Glorious First of June“; also of Lemuel Abbot’s painting of Lord Hood.
I. Captain three years post FULL DRESS: Drawn from an actual coat at the Royal Museums, Greenwich, a portrait of Captain Augustus Montgomery by Sir William Beechey and the figure of Sir Andrew Douglas captain of the Queen Charlotte, in Mather Brown’s painting of the “Glorious First of June”
II. Captain, three years post FROCK UNIFORM: Drawn from the Order of November 17th, 1787 and from the ‘Leghorn‘ miniature of Nelson, Captain of the Agamemnon, painted by an unknown artist whilst refitting at Livorno, Italy in 1795
I. Warrant Officer, 1787-1807: drawn in part from the Regulations issued on November 17, 1787 and from the pattern book of the naval tailors, Welch and Stalker
II. Midshipman, 1787-1795: drawn from prints of midshipmen by Dominic Serres and Thomas Rowlandson dated 1777 and 1799 and from Henry Eldridge’s drawing of Midshipman (later Admiral) Charles Adam 1795
I. Captain, FULL DRESS, 1795-1812: drawn from a drawing of Sir Thomas Foley by Henry Edridge (1807), a coat at the Royal Museums, Greenwich and the pattern books of naval tailors, Welch and Stalker
II. Captain, UNDRESS UNIFORM, 1795-1812: drawn from a painting of Sir Sidney Smith by J. Eckstein and a water colour of a senior captain by Antonad at the Royal Museums, Greenwich.
I. Commander, FULL DRESS, 1795-1812: drawn from a sketch at Welch and Stalker, naval tailors, of a coat for Captain Nesham in 1798 and other drawings of the tailor
II. Lieutenant, UNDRESS UNIFORM, 1787-1812: drawn from the orders and tailors’ notes of Welch and Stalker, naval tailors, a drawing of Lieutenant Francis Loch by Henry Edridge ARA in 1806 and an engraving in the Naval Magazine of March 1800.
I. Physician, FULL DRESS, 1805-1825: drawn from Sick and Hurt Office reforms of January 23, 1805 and a portrait of Sir William Beatty in the Royal Museums at Greenwich
II. Midshipman, UNDRESS UNIFORM, 1795-1825: based on a drawing by Henry Edridge ARA of the Hon. G.P. Campbell in 1806
I. Admiral, FULL DRESS, 1812-1825: drawn from the RN regulations of 23 March 1812 and portraits of Sir George Cockburn by Sir William Beechey RA and John James Halls
II. Captain, 3 years post, FULL DRESS, 1812-1825: drawn from the RN regulations of 23 March 1812 and a portrait of Sir Philip Vere Broke by S. Lane and a portrait of Sir William Parry by Sir William Beechey RA
I. An Officer of Marines: drawn from Colonel C. Field’sBritain’s Sea-soldiers and H.G. Parkyn’sShoulder-belt Plates and Buttons
II. An Officer of the Royal Marines: FULL DRESS: drawn from (i) 1803 sketch of a coat by Welch & Stalker (Naval tailors) (ii) 2 portraits in possession of the Royal Marines of Henry Rea and Anthony Kinsman
Victory– First Rate – Flagship at: Battle of Ushant (Keppel) – Battle of Cape Spartel (Howe) – Battle of Cape St Vincent (Jervis) – Battle of Trafalgar (Nelson)