The Hon. George Pryse Cambell (1793-1858), as a Midshipman
Date:
1805
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite and scratching out on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 14 × 19 inches (35.6 × 48.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, lower center: "9 /120 | Henry Edridge 1805 | Portrait of the Hon. George Pryse Campbell as a midshipman | born 1793, [...] Rear - admiral, d. 1858. | the distinguished himself when a lieutenant in the action between H.M. | Frigate Belvideva & the U.S.S. Resident. June, 1812. | from the collach of the Viscount [Evnlyn?] | Stackpole Count, Pembrokshire"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower left: "09520"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.1505
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
beach | marine art | coast | top hat | landscape | boats | water | portrait | figure study | rocks (landforms)
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
English Portrait Drawings & Miniatures (Yale Center for British Art, 1979-12-05 - 1980-02-17)