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A topographical, genre and coastal painter, George Bryant Campion was a drawing master at the Royal Military Academy in Woolich. As a result of his profession many of his works include figures of soldiers.
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A collection of Continental views including: On the Seine; Tankerville; A cart and figures on a beach at low tide; Alcantara (illustrated); A figure before a ruined castle; A cowherd with his herd; and Figures on a horse-drawn cart on their way to market
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George Bryant Campion, N.W.S. (Woolwich 1796-1870 Munich)
A collection of Continental views including: On the Seine; Tankerville; A cart and figures on a beach at low tide; Alcantara (illustrated); A figure before a ruined castle; A cowherd with his herd; and Figures on a horse-drawn cart on their way to market
the first inscribed 'Seine' (lower left); the second inscribed 'Tankerville' (lower left); the fourth inscribed 'Alcantara/Etna' (lower right)
pencil, pen and black ink, black chalk, watercolour and bodycolour, on paper, five unframed
10¼ x 14¾ in. (26 x 37.5 cm.); and smaller (7)
A collection of Continental views including: On the Seine; Tankerville; A cart and figures on a beach at low tide; Alcantara (illustrated); A figure before a ruined castle; A cowherd with his herd; and Figures on a horse-drawn cart on their way to market
the first inscribed 'Seine' (lower left); the second inscribed 'Tankerville' (lower left); the fourth inscribed 'Alcantara/Etna' (lower right)
pencil, pen and black ink, black chalk, watercolour and bodycolour, on paper, five unframed
10¼ x 14¾ in. (26 x 37.5 cm.); and smaller (7)
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