Thomas Bardwell was an English portrait and figure painter, art copyist, and writer.
Self portrait (1765)
Portrait of Maurice Suckling
Captain Maurice Suckling was a British Royal Navy officer of the eighteenth century, most notable for starting the naval career of his nephew Horatio Nelson and for serving as Comptroller of the Navy from 1775 until his death. Suckling joined the Royal Navy in 1739 and saw service in the English Channel and Mediterranean Sea during the War of the Austrian Succession. With the support of relatives including Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole, Suckling was promoted quickly and received his first command in 1754. At the start of the Seven Years' War in 1756 he was promoted to captain and given a command on the Jamaica Station. There he played a major part in the Battle of Cap-Français in 1757 and fought an inconclusive skirmish against the French ship Palmier in 1758 before returning to Britain in 1760.
Portrait by Thomas Bardwell, 1764
HMS Russell, in which Suckling served 1746–1747
The Battle of Cap-Français, 1757, in which Suckling commanded HMS Dreadnought
Suckling commanded HMS Triumph as a guard ship from 1771 to 1773