A portrait of Captain John Gabriel Stedman in battle

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English School (19th Century)
A portrait of Captain John Gabriel Stedman in battle
inscribed 'Captain John Gabriel Stedman. From different parents, different plaines we came,/the different periods; "Fate still rules the same."/Unhappy youth while bleeding on the ground,/'Twas yours to fall - but mine to feel the wound.'
pencil and grey wash, unframed
8 x 5¾in. (20.2 x 14.5cm.)

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Lot Essay

Captain John Gabriel Stedman (1744-1797) was both a soldier and author who served in the Dutch army, 1760-72 and 1777-83. He was a volunteer in expedition against revolted negros in Surinam, 1772-7 and was a major in the British army (Scots brigade), 1793, Lieutenant-Colonel, 1796.

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