Admiral Viscount Keppel , 1725-1786 Son of the second Earl of Albermarle. Served in the South Seas under Anson. He was raised to the rank of Admiral of the Blue in 1778. Fought an indecisive action with the French, and was in consequence brought before a court martial but acquitted, and in 1782 was raised to the Peerage as a reward for his services. The picture reproduced was presented by him to John Dunning, afterward Lord Ashburton, in acknowledgement of his legal services at the trial.