George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield
(1717-1790), General; defender of GibraltarMid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 16 portraits
The army officer George Eliott served with distinction during the Seven Years War. He fought in a series of battles in Germany between 1759 and 1761 before participating in the capture of Havana, Cuba in 1762. Eliott later served as the Governor of Gibraltar and was renowned for withstanding a sustained assault by French and Spanish forces during the Siege of Gibraltar from 1779 to 1783.
by George Carter
gouache on millboard, 1784
NPG 1752
George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield
by John Singleton Copley
oil on canvas, 1787
NPG 170
George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield
by Jean-Pierre Droz
bronze medal, 1787
NPG 6079
George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield ('Le Général Elliot')
by Martin, after Pierre de Glimes
mezzotint, late 18th century
NPG D35662
George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield ('Le General Eliot')
by Ferdinando Gergori, after George Frederic Koehler
line engraving, late 18th century
NPG D35661
George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield
printed and published by Carington Bowles
mezzotint, published 9 November 1783
NPG D20455
George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield ('The Cock of the Rock')
published by Samuel William Fores
etching, published 24 May 1786
NPG D16900
George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1787)
NPG D35672
George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield
by Richard Earlom, published by John Boydell, published by Josiah Boydell, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, published 1 November 1788 (1787)
NPG D35669
by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 4 June 1788
NPG D13065
George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield
by John Beugo, published by H. Murray, and published by Thomas Holloway, after George Frederic Koehler
engraving, published 25 July 1794
NPG D48898
George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield
by John Beugo, published by H. Murray, and published by Thomas Holloway, after George Frederic Koehler
engraving, published 25 July 1794
NPG D48899
by Mary Maria Trotter
stipple engraving, after 1799
NPG D35668
George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield
by William Bond, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after George Francis Joseph, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, published 4 February 1813 (1787)
NPG D35670
George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield
by John Henry Robinson, published by Harding & Lepard, after William Derby, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple and line engraving, published 1 July 1831 (1787)
NPG D35671
George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield
by George Thomas Doo, published by John Pye, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
line engraving, published July 1836 (1787)
NPG D35673
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