Campion, George Bryant. Four drawings of Royal Navy warships, graphite on cardstock, each 3-1/8" x 4-5/8"; each card with embossed, decorative borders and maker's name ("DOBBS: LONDON)--a form popular in 1830s Britain for keepsake drawings; 3 of the 4 drawings initialled by the artist: "G.C." in lower corners; attractively presented and framed. The views are identified as follows: 1) a frigate or six-rate ship (upper left in frame); a 1st or 2nd rate Ship-of-the-Line, inscribed above in the artist's hand "A British Ship on a foreign Station" (upper right); a 3rd or 4th rate under full sail (lower left); and a 1st or 2nd rate at anchor (lower right). British artist George Bryant Campion (1796-1870) was a founding member of the New Watercolor Society (1834) and was Drawing Master of the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich. He originally was known for his landscape works, but later specialized in military-themed works. CONDITION: Very good, bright and clean; the cards pressure-mounted and/or tipped (or possibly laid-down) to a black mat. Not examined out of frame. JLK Item Dimensions: 16 x 15" Name Value Paperwork
Campion, George Bryant. Four drawings of Royal Navy warships, graphite on cardstock, each 3-1/8" x 4-5/8"; each card with embossed, decorative borders and maker's name ("DOBBS: LONDON)--a form popular in 1830s Britain for keepsake drawings; 3 of the 4 drawings initialled by the artist: "G.C." in lower corners; attractively presented and framed. The views are identified as follows: 1) a frigate or six-rate ship (upper left in frame); a 1st or 2nd rate Ship-of-the-Line, inscribed above in the artist's hand "A British Ship on a foreign Station" (upper right); a 3rd or 4th rate under full sail (lower left); and a 1st or 2nd rate at anchor (lower right). British artist George Bryant Campion (1796-1870) was a founding member of the New Watercolor Society (1834) and was Drawing Master of the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich. He originally was known for his landscape works, but later specialized in military-themed works. CONDITION: Very good, bright and clean; the cards pressure-mounted and/or tipped (or possibly laid-down) to a black mat. Not examined out of frame. JLK Item Dimensions: 16 x 15" Name Value Paperwork
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