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William Anderson: Hussars Embarking at Deptford  wikidata:Q23757137 reasonator:Q23757137
Artist
William Anderson (1757 - 1837) – Artist (British)
Born in Scotland. Died in London.
Details on Google Art Project
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Title
Hussars Embarking at Deptford

The setting of this painting is Perry’s Brunswick Dock, Blackwall, London, during an embarkation of cavalry, part of the mobilization of troops in response to Britain’s entry into the French Revolutionary Wars. Contemporary newspapers reported three embarkations of cavalry from the Brunswick dock in the spring of 1793. King George III and Queen Charlotte were expected for the first, on April 24, but were unable to attend because of the “indisposition” of one of the princesses. It has been suggested that this painting shows that embarkation, which Perry may have commissioned Anderson to commemorate, and that, when the king and queen failed to appear, the artist adapted his composition to include Perry and his wife, perhaps shown from behind in the lower right of the canvas, observing the scene. Ships were taken into the basin so that the cavalry horses could be easily brought on board. In the background, the animals are lined up to be hoisted in a canvas sling, like the horse just to the right of the composition’s center. In the distance, looking south, the Greenwich Hospital for Seamen is visible on the small stretch of the horizon line at left. [1] B2001.2.181

Signed and dated in black paint, lower right: "W. Anderson
title QS:P1476,en:"Hussars Embarking at Deptford

The setting of this painting is Perry’s Brunswick Dock, Blackwall, London, during an embarkation of cavalry, part of the mobilization of troops in response to Britain’s entry into the French Revolutionary Wars. Contemporary newspapers reported three embarkations of cavalry from the Brunswick dock in the spring of 1793. King George III and Queen Charlotte were expected for the first, on April 24, but were unable to attend because of the “indisposition” of one of the princesses. It has been suggested that this painting shows that embarkation, which Perry may have commissioned Anderson to commemorate, and that, when the king and queen failed to appear, the artist adapted his composition to include Perry and his wife, perhaps shown from behind in the lower right of the canvas, observing the scene. Ships were taken into the basin so that the cavalry horses could be easily brought on board. In the background, the animals are lined up to be hoisted in a canvas sling, like the horse just to the right of the composition’s center. In the distance, looking south, the Greenwich Hospital for Seamen is visible on the small stretch of the horizon line at left. [1] B2001.2.181

Signed and dated in black paint, lower right: "W. Anderson"
label QS:Len,"Hussars Embarking at Deptford

The setting of this painting is Perry’s Brunswick Dock, Blackwall, London, during an embarkation of cavalry, part of the mobilization of troops in response to Britain’s entry into the French Revolutionary Wars. Contemporary newspapers reported three embarkations of cavalry from the Brunswick dock in the spring of 1793. King George III and Queen Charlotte were expected for the first, on April 24, but were unable to attend because of the “indisposition” of one of the princesses. It has been suggested that this painting shows that embarkation, which Perry may have commissioned Anderson to commemorate, and that, when the king and queen failed to appear, the artist adapted his composition to include Perry and his wife, perhaps shown from behind in the lower right of the canvas, observing the scene. Ships were taken into the basin so that the cavalry horses could be easily brought on board. In the background, the animals are lined up to be hoisted in a canvas sling, like the horse just to the right of the composition’s center. In the distance, looking south, the Greenwich Hospital for Seamen is visible on the small stretch of the horizon line at left. [1] B2001.2.181

Signed and dated in black paint, lower right: "W. Anderson"
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Date 1793
date QS:P571,+1793-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 464 mm (18.26 in); width: 610 mm (24.01 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,464U174789
dimensions QS:P2049,610U174789
institution QS:P195,Q6352575
Current location
not on view
Accession number
YCBA/lido-TMS-41208
Inscriptions
English: Signed and dated in black paint, lower right: "W. Anderson
Notes More info at museum site
References
Source/Photographer mAHOZ3HV4Y3NFw at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level

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  1. ↑ http://interactive.britishart.yale.edu/british-marine-painting/1991/hussars-embarking-at-deptford

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