Major General Sir Jasper Nicolls, KCB, (1778-1849), 1827 (c).

Oil on canvas, attributed to Noel Norton Carter (1799-1847), 1827 (c).

Half-length, in major general’s uniform, wearing the Badge and Star of the KCB and the Army Gold Medal, for Corunna.

Nicolls received the KCB for his part in the Bhurtpore campaign of 1826, and was promoted Lieutenant General in 1837. A companion to the portrait of the sitter’s wife in the Museum’s Collection (1962-10-180).