HMS “Galatea” amongst Icebergs in the Southern Ocean, 23 April 1868

Sir Oswald Walters Brierly (1817 - 1894)

Pen and ink and watercolour on paper

1868

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  • About the work
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    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Government Art Collection
  • About the artist
    Oswald Walters Brierly was born in Chester, the son of a physician. He studied at Sass’s Academy, Bloomsbury, before entering the Naval College, Plymouth. From 1841 to 1851 he was an artist on a voyage to Australia. In 1854 he sketched actions of the Crimea for the ‘Illustrated London News’. After his return, Queen Victoria commissioned views of the 1853 Naval Review at Spithead. From 1867, he travelled with Albert, Prince of Wales although their excursion was cut short. In 1869 he journeyed along the Nile with the Prince. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and Royal Society of Painters in Water Colour. He was appointed Marine Painter to the Queen, Painter to the Royal Yacht Squadron and was knighted in 1885. He died aged 77 in Notting Hill.
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    Artist
    Sir Oswald Walters Brierly (1817 - 1894)
    Title
    HMS “Galatea” amongst Icebergs in the Southern Ocean, 23 April 1868
    Date
    1868
    Medium
    Pen and ink and watercolour on paper
    Dimensions
    height: 25.50 cm, width: 69.50 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from Sir Bruce Ingram, 1963
    Inscription
    Ins&Sbl
    GAC number
    1589