The Bombardment of St. Jean DAcre - November 3rd - 1840 -
Watercolour
1840 (painted)
1840 (painted)
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Watercolour drawing
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Title | The Bombardment of St. Jean DAcre - November 3rd - 1840 - (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Watercolour, with scraping out |
Brief description | Watercolour, `The Bombardment of St. Jean D'Acre - November 3rd - 1840 - ', by Richard Dunning White RN |
Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed on the back with title and [M W] White; inscribed variously with title, artist's name and rank, and names of ships on mount |
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. Christies - June 1970, £63'. |
Historical context | Reproduced as a lithograph by M.Bellanti (in National Maritime Museum: see Searight Archive). At the time, White was a Lieutenant on HMS Thunderer. |
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Accession number | SD.1198 |
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Record created | April 24, 2008 |
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