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Colonel Coote Manningham (1766-1809)

A seascape c. 1796

Watercolour | 48.6 x 68.9 cm (whole object) | RCIN 920392

Colonel Coote Manningham (1766-1809)

A seascape c. 1796

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

A watercolour drawing of a large seascape; two large ships under sail, several smaller craft, including a rowing boat with 3 men, hilly coastline. Varnished.

One of a group of drawings by Col. Manningham described as 'received from His Majesty Aug. 23rd 1798', see RCIN 917063. Colonel Coote Manningham was an amateur artist who probably received instruction from William Payne. Manningham served as Adjutant General in the French attack on Santo Domingo (present day Dominican Republic and Haiti) in 1795. A pair to RCIN 970393.

Provenance

Listed in George III's 'Inventory A', 1816, p.159.
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Colonel Coote Manningham (1766-1809)
(artist)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page George III, King of the United Kingdom (1738-1820)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Watercolour

Measurements

48.6 x 68.9 cm (whole object)
Groupings
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
References

Other number(s)

RL 20392

O(E) : Oppé, A.P., 1950. English Drawings in the Collection of His Majesty The King at Windsor Castle, London – O(E) 431

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