A brother of the Duke of Marlborough's. He died in 1708.
240 Admiral Sir G. Bing, Viscount Torrington (_7_) . . . . . _After
Kneller by_ BOCKMAN.
The celebrated admiral of the reigns of Queen Anne and George I. He
was especially distinguished for his services against the
Pretender, and for his great victory over the Spanish off Sicily in
1718. His son was the famous Admiral Byng, who was shot, as
Voltaire said, "pour encourager les autres."
241 Admiral Edward Russell, Earl of Orford (_27_) . . . . . SIR G.
KNELLER.
Half length, to the right; in blue. His left hand is on his hip,
his right has a bâton.
This is the famous admiral in the reign of William and Mary, who
gained the victory of La Hogue against the French fleet under
Tourville.
This portrait is one of the series of admirals painted for William
III.