This mezzotint of Sir Edward Vernon shows him in the dress uniform of a vice-admiral of the pattern 1787-1795. His coat is single-breasted, heavily embroidered and his rank is denoted by the stripes ...

An article on ‘The Prince Royal of Denmark’s Yacht’ published in the November 2024 issue of ‘The Mariner’s Mirror’ (*) included this photograph (on p407) of a 1786 painting by the British marine ...