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Gabriel Bray
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English: 'The Steward of the Pallas weighing a Piece of Beef, Decr 74' [Bray album]

No. 23 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049)

A drawing of a steward signed 'AVprGB' (to the life by Gabriel Bray), this was probably done at Portsmouth when the 'Pallas' was on the point of sailing for Africa in December 1774 or at least early in the voyage, since the meat appears to be fresh rather than salted. Ships did carry livestock, but probably delayed slaughtering it until well into the voyage. The steward may be purchasing the meat shown ashore or calculating roasting time before giving it to the galley for the officers' dinner.

This is one of 73 drawings by Bray (plus one signed 'NF 1782') preserved in a 19th-century album. They have now been separately remounted. Bray (1750-1823), was second lieutenant of the 44-gun ‘Pallas’ under Captain the Hon. William Cornwallis (1744-1819) – later a well-known admiral - on two voyages (1774-77) to report on British interests in West Africa, including the slave trade. The dated drawings refer only to the first of these, from December 1774 to September 1775, though a few may be from the second. Others comprise country views, some of Deal, Kent (where Bray may have come from), and others of social-history interest.

The Steward of the Pallas weighing a Piece of Beef, Decr 74
Date December 1774
date QS:P571,+1774-12-00T00:00:00Z/10
Dimensions Mount: 483 mm x 318 mm;Primary support: 185 mm x 105 mm;Secondary support: 255 mm x 175 mm
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previously mounted with PAF5940

mount dims 605mm x 650mm, boarders: side136mm, top 187mm, bottom 193mm, centre 50mm
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/200783
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Acquisition Number: PR1991-3
id number: PAJ1998
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