The Passage of Admiral Duckworth's Fleet in 1806-07 through the Dardanelles'
Watercolour
ca. 1807 (painted)
ca. 1807 (painted)
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Watercolour drawing
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| Title | The Passage of Admiral Duckworth's Fleet in 1806-07 through the Dardanelles' (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour, with scraping out, laid down on laid paper |
| Brief description | Watercolour, `The Passage of Admiral Duckworth's Fleet in 1806-07 through the Dardanelles', about 1807, by Francis B. Spilsbury |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed on the back of the former frame with title and on board of which the present Earl of Westmorland, then Lord Burghesh, was serving as Assistant Adjutant General attached to the Expedition which had sailed from Sicily to Alexandria under General Frazer and being ordered to report the result. Apethorpe. August 23rd 1851. (`Apethorpe' refers to Apethorpe Hall, the home of the Earl of Westmorland mentioned.) |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
| Object history | According to Rodney Searight: - `Bt Jas.Mackinnon (ex Bonhams), Jan. 1976, £135'. |
| Historical context | In this campaign of 1807, Sir Sydney Smith was third in command under Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth (see DNB). Spilsbury may have been serving under Smith once again. For identification of ships, see Searight Archive. |
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| Accession number | SD.999 |
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| Record created | April 8, 2008 |
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