Mumbles Lighthouse, Swansea Bay

George Bryant Campion (1796 - 1870)

Watercolour on paper

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Government Art Collection
  • About the artist
    Watercolourist George Bryant Campion initially specialised in topographical views, first exhibiting in 1829. In 1834 he became a member of the New Watercolour Society, where he exhibited c.400 works and served as vice-president (1839-41). From 1841 he was a drawing instructor at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. Later in his career he specialised in military subjects and studies of uniforms. His lithographs include 17 plates for ‘The History of the Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners’ (1855). He also painted the army training camp at Cobham for Queen Victoria and two of his watercolours of the review of Household Troops at Windsor (1869) were purchased by Prince Arthur. He was married with three children. He died Woolwich, aged about 74.
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    Artist
    George Bryant Campion (1796 - 1870)
    Title
    Mumbles Lighthouse, Swansea Bay
    Date
    Medium
    Watercolour on paper
    Dimensions
    height: 25.70 cm, width: 44.40 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from Appleby Bros, November 1972
    Inscription
    none
    Provenance
    Walker Gallery; purchased from Appleby Bros, November 1972
    GAC number
    10465