Vice-Admiral Edward Hopson, 1671-1728, Godfrey Kneller, 1709

Vice-admiral edward hopson, 1671-1728 hopson was a nephew of sir thomas hopson, whose portrait by michael dahl is in the nmm’s collection (bhc2782). He was a lieutenant to his uncle in the ‘breda’ in 1693. He became a post captain in 1696, a rear-admiral in 1727 and died in command in the west indies in 1728. Hopson is shown wearing a red velvet coat with gold embroidered buttons and buttonholes and a brown full-bottomed wig. In the left background is a two-decker wearing the pre-1707 ensign, although the portrait is signed ‘g kneller 1709’. The portrait is not definitely of hopson, and if not the sitter would be a contemporary of similar rank. Vice-admiral edward hopson, 1671-1728. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 1709. Dimensions: Frame: 1062 mm x 868 mm x 80 mm;Painting: 915 mm x 710 mm. Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Edward Hopson. Collection: Royal Museums Greenwich. Vice-Admiral Edward Hopson, 1671-1728 RMG BHC2781