Battle of Blenheim

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Ministry of Defence, Main Building, Whitehall

Joshua Ross junior, an artist from a family of landscape and decorative painters from Bury St Edmunds, was the son of Joshua Ross, an artist who had been apprenticed to Robert Robinson and freed in 1691. It has been suggested that Joshua Ross Junior is also a relative of Thomas Ross [Rosse] (active 1730-c.1757) of Bury St Edmunds. The painter James Ross may be another relative.

Places

Subjects

carriage, horseback, drum (as subject), topography, dog, horse, smoke, fire, man, 18th century costume, armour, military uniform, coat, boots, flag, death, injury, Duke, cannon, sword, soldier, Battle of Blenheim

Materials & Techniques

canvas, oil, oil painting

Artist

Joshua, Jnr Ross

Title

Battle of Blenheim

Date

1715

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 121.00 cm, width: 135.50 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Montagu Bernard, June 1964

Inscription

bcl: J.Ross

GAC number

6535