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Title

[Sailor Standing and Soldier Sitting at a Ship's Gun].

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Item (linked) part of

Art Album of Mary Louisa Lambton (1837-1839) (R977-18-8-E)

Date(s)

7 May 1838

Place

Atlantic Ocean

Place of creation

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent

1 drawing: pencil on wove paper, corners cut diagonally; 9.6x11.8 cm (image); 26x36 cm (folio)

Language of material

English

Scope and content

Drawn on HMS Hastings. The subject is a genre scene depicting a soldier with his back to the viewer seated behind a ship's gun extending out of a gunport. He is wearing a Balmoral bonnet with the suggestion of a diced band and toorie. Facing the viewer at the right is a sailor with his hands clasped in front of him. He is wearing wide-legged trousers, and short jacket with a notched collar and a broad-brimmed hat with a flat crown.

Conditions of access

Graphic (art)

99: Closed pending processing

Volume
16

99: Closed pending processing

Archival reference no.

R977-65-6-E

Terms of use

Credit: Library and Archives Canada, James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, and family fonds (R977). Copyright: expired/périmé.

Additional name(s)

Artist: Mary Louisa Lambton Bruce, Countess of Elgin and Kinkardine.

Additional information

Physical description note

Album of Mary Louisa Lambton, page 22.

Signatures and inscriptions

Inscription: signature (MLL) and date on the artwork; no title provided. Pencil frame drawn with a straight edge.

Source

Private

MIKAN no.

3994581