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Sir Oswald Walters Brierly (1817-94)

Off Cape Horn, 5 May dated 1868

23.0 x 35.4 cm (whole object) | RCIN 920336

Off Cape Horn, 5 May

Sir Oswald Walters Brierly (1817-94)

Off Cape Horn, 5 May dated 1868

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

DM 387: HMS Galatea on the left, a ship's boat in the right foreground. Men in the ship's boat, including HRH the Captain, pulling in an albatross. Dated & inscribed "Off the Horn May 5th".
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Sir Oswald Walters Brierly (1817-94)
(artist)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Galatea (HMS)

Search the collection Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

bodycolour, buff paper

watercolour painting

Measurements

23.0 x 35.4 cm (whole object)
Groupings
Category
Drawings / Watercolours
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
Subject(s)
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Biological sciences
Zoology
Animals
Birds
Albatrosses
References

Other number(s)

RL 20336

DM : Millar, D., 1995. The Victorian Watercolours in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen. 2 vols, London – DM 0387

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