File:'Britannia' Entering Portsmouth RMG BHC3245.tiff

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George Chambers: 'Britannia' Entering Portsmouth  wikidata:Q50869196 reasonator:Q50869196
Artist
George Chambers  (1803–1840)  wikidata:Q3951062
 
Description British painter
Date of birth/death 23 October 1803 Edit this at Wikidata 29 October 1840 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Whitby Brighton
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creator QS:P170,Q3951062
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Author
George Chambers, senior
Title
'Britannia' Entering Portsmouth Edit this at Wikidata
title QS:P1476,en:"'Britannia' Entering Portsmouth Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Len,"'Britannia' Entering Portsmouth Edit this at Wikidata"
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Genre marine art Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: 'Britannia' Entering Portsmouth

The 'Britannia', 120 guns, is shown here entering Portsmouth on 4 February 1835, under the command of Captain Peter Rainier, after spending five-and-a-half years in the Mediterranean. The buildings of Portsmouth Point can be seen on the right. Various traditional boats are visible, including a ketch-rigged craft in the foreground which is towing a mast and another spar. The sun is setting in this picture which has been signed by the artist and is dated 1835.

Chambers, the son of a poor mariner in Whitby, Yorkshire, followed his father to sea at the age of ten. After several years, he became apprenticed to a house and ship painter where his skill at lettering and marking whale-boats attracted attention. He was greatly admired for the details of his marine paintings, particularly those showing details of the crew performing naval tasks. Following his arrival in London, Chambers initially copied history paintings and then received many new commissions, including several from William IV.

'Britannia' Entering Portsmouth
Date 1835
date QS:P571,+1835-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on canvas Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions Painting: 570 x 770 mm; Frame: 745 mm x 934 mm x 80 mm
institution QS:P195,Q7374509
Current location
Royal Museums Greenwich
Accession number
BHC3245
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Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/14718
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  • A large First Rate and other warships lying in the harbour at Portsmouth, by Chambers
    A large First Rate and other warships lying in the harbour at Portsmouth, by Chambers
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Acquisition Number: OP1954-22
id number: BHC3245
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