English School, mid-18th Century

English School, mid-18th Century
Portrait of an officer, traditionally identified as Admiral Edward Vernon (1684-1757), three-quarter-length, standing by a cannon
indistinctly inscribed '*** for having ***/Royall Navy/Porto Bello/Nov 20 1739' (on the scroll, lower right) and with further inscription 'VERNON No. 16' (lower left)
oil on canvas
37½ x 45¾ (95.2 x 116.2 cm.)