File:The Capture of Louisburg, 28 June 1745 RMG BHC0363.tiff
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Peter Monamy: The Capture of Louisburg, 28 June 1745 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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artist QS:P170,Q2012122 |
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painting object_type QS:P31,Q3305213 |
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English: The Capture of Louisburg, 28 June 1745 Peter Monamy was one of the first English artists to continue the tradition of Willem van de Velde the Younger’s marine painting into the 18th century and his work is representative of the early British school of maritime art, which still shows an overwhelming influence of the Dutch style. Monamy was self-taught, but may have worked in van de Velde’s studio in Greenwich. Monamy was at the height of his career when he was commissioned to paint various scenes from the War of the Austrian Succession, 1740–48. This painting refers to the last notable action of the British campaign in the war. In 1745 Admiral Warren captured the fortress of Louisbourg on the island of Nova Scotia. To the French this meant the loss of the whole of Cape Breton Island, the key to the St Lawrence River. In the composition the painter has adopted a commanding birds-eye view of the scene. Underneath a grandly rendered sky with one bold sweep of clouds rising up, the coastline of Nova Scotia can be seen. The spectator’s gaze is made to follow the victorious English ships heading in full sail towards the fortifications. |
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Date |
18th century date QS:P571,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7 |
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Medium | oil on canvas | |||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | Painting: 700 x 1349 x 23 mm; Frame: 855 mm x 1500 mm x 75 mm | |||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q7374509 |
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Accession number |
BHC0363 |
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Notes | Signed in the lower left, very small: P. Monamy Pinxt | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/11855 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Permission (Reusing this file) |
The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright. |
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Identifier InfoField | Acquisition Number: 1940-208 id number: BHC0363 |
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Collection InfoField | Oil paintings |
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