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Title

[Splicing Rope on HMS Hastings]. 

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Item (linked) part of

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

Date(s)

May 1838

Place of creation

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent

1 drawing: pencil on wove paper, corner cut diagonally; 10x10.5 cm (image); 26x36 cm (folio)

Language of material

English

Scope and content

The subject is a genre scene depicting a sailor, left and a soldier, right, seated on deck splicing rope. The sailor is wearing a broad-brimmed hat with a flat crown and the soldier is wearing a balmoral bonnet. Both are wearing short jackets.

Conditions of access

Graphic (art)
99: Closed pending processing
Volume
16
99: Closed pending processing
Archival reference no.
R977-69-3-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 28 (down).

Signatures and inscriptions
Inscription: date on the artwork; no signature and no title provided.

Source

Private

MIKAN no.

3994585