Major-General (later General) Sir James Kempt GCB

Major-General (later General) Sir James Kempt GCB (1764-1854), Lieutenant-Governor Fort William and Colonel of the 81st Regiment of Foot, 1820 (c).Oil on canvas by unknown artist, 1824 (c).Sir James Kempt served as a major-general on Wellington's staff in Spain and France between 1811 and 1814 and was wounded at Badajoz. He commanded the 8th Brigade at the Battle of Quatre Bras under Sir Thomas Picton. Kempt took over the 5th Division during the Battle of Waterloo when Picton was killed. When this portrait was painted he was lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia.Full-length portrait, wearing orders and decorations, before a stormy landscape. Oil on canvas

Picture No

10980638

Media ID

47621440

Size

3256px x 5357px (2.5MB)

Credit

©The National Army Museum / Mary Evans Picture Library

Source

Oil Painting

Date

circa 1824