A Comprehensive History of Norwich. A. D. Bayne
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14th, 1797. On the hero’s hat is the magnificent diamond Aigrette, or Plume of Triumph, and under it the rich pelisse of sable fur, both of which were presented to him by the Grand Seigneur. He is decorated with the red riband as Knight of the Bath, and with the blue riband and medal suspended therefrom, which are the Insignia of the Order of St. Ferdinand. On his breast are stars of the most honourable Order of the Bath, of the Grand Cross, of the Order of St. Ferdinand, and of the Imperial Order of the Crescent Suspended from his neck by a riband, hang two gold chains, and another is affixed to his button hole on the right side, all of which had been presented to him, at various times, for his unparalleled naval victories.
“Such honours England to her hero paid,
And peaceful sleeps the mighty Nelson’s shade.”
This superb painting may be seen at the west end of the hall on the north side. Gainsborough painted the portrait of Sir Harbord Harbord, afterwards Lord Suffield, considered one of the best in the hall. Amongst the other portraits in the building are some painted by Gainsborough, Beechey, Heins, Smith, Bardwell, Stoppelaer, Adolphe, Opie, Clover, Hoppner, Lawrence, and Thompson. The following is a list in chronological order, with names of the painters.
| Name. | Artist. | Date of Picture. | |
| Queen Anne | 1705 | ||
| Prince George | 1705 | ||
| Benjamin Nuthall | Mayor | Heins | 1721 |
| Robert Marsh | Mayor | Heins | 1731 |
| Francis Arnam | Mayor | Heins | 1732 |
| Timothy Balderstone | Mayor | Heins | 1736 |
| Thomas Vere, M.P. | Mayor | Heins | 1736 |
| Thomas Harwood | Mayor | Heins | 1737 |
| Robert Harvey | Mayor | Smith | 1738 |
| William Clarke | Mayor | Heins | 1740 |
| Hon. Horace Walpole, M. P. | Heins | 1741 | |
| William Wiggett | Mayor | Heins | 1743 |
| Robert Earl of Orford | Heins | 1743 | |
| John Lord Hobart | Heins | 1743 | |
| Simeon Waller | Mayor | Heins | 1746 |
| William Crowe | Mayor | Bardwell | 1746 |
| Thomas Harvey | Mayor | Heins | 1749 |
| Thomas Hurnard | Mayor | Heins | 1752 |
| John Press | Mayor | Bardwell | 1753 |
| John Gay | Mayor | Bardwell | 1755 |
| Peter Columbine | Mayor | Stoppelaer | 1755 |
| Jeremiah Ives, Sen. | Mayor | Stoppelaer | 1756 |
| Nockold Thompson | Mayor | Heins | 1756 |
| John Goodman | Mayor | Bardwell | 1757 |
| Robert Rogers | Mayor | Bardwell | 1758 |
| John Spurrell | Mayor | Smith | 1758 |
| Sir Thomas Churchman, Knt. | Mayor | Bardwell | 1761 |
| Jeremiah Harcourt | Mayor | Bardwell | 1762 |
| Benjamin Hancock | Mayor | Adolphe | 1764 |
| John Dersley | Mayor | Bardwell | 1764 |
| James Poole | Mayor | Bardwell | 1765 |
| Thomas Starling | Mayor | Williams | 1767 |
| Jeremiah Ives, Jun. | Mayor | Catton | 1781 |
| Sir Harbord Harbord, Bt., M.P. | Gainsborough | 1783 | |
| Robert Partridge | Mayor | Beechey | 1784 |
| Edward and Eleonora |