The Naval Review at Spithead. Her Majesty the Queen Reviewing the Fleet in Action
Sir Oswald Walters Brierly (1817 - 1894)
Day and Son
Colour lithograph
published 1 November 1853-
About the work
- Location
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Country: Tunisia
City: Tunis
Place: British Embassy
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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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Explore
- Places
- England, Hampshire, The Solent
- Subjects
- fleet, topography, seascape/coastal scene, coat of arms, royal review, steamboat, ship
- Materials & Techniques
- lithograph, colour lithograph
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Details
- Title
- The Naval Review at Spithead. Her Majesty the Queen Reviewing the Fleet in Action
- Date
- published 1 November 1853
- Medium
- Colour lithograph
- Acquisition
- Purchased from the Parker Gallery, March 1958
- GAC number
- 4590