A Comprehensive History of Norwich. A. D. Bayne

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.

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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