Lot Essay
The present watercolours and drawings are probably by an English naval officer stationed at Le Carenage following Admiral Rodney's victory over the French in 1782.
View of the Country North of Morne Fortune in St. Lucia; and, Morne Fortune, St. Lucia
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J. Brown (fl.1783)
View of the Country North of Morne Fortune in St. Lucia; and, Morne Fortune, St. Lucia
the first signed and extensively inscribed, the second signed, inscribed and dated and inscribed with a topographical key along the lower margin
pen and ink and watercolour on paper
14¼ x 21in. (36.3 x 53.4cm.); 12¾ x 20 3/8in. (32.5 x 51.7cm.)
with two pencil sketches of St. Lucia by the same artist (4)
View of the Country North of Morne Fortune in St. Lucia; and, Morne Fortune, St. Lucia
the first signed and extensively inscribed, the second signed, inscribed and dated and inscribed with a topographical key along the lower margin
pen and ink and watercolour on paper
14¼ x 21in. (36.3 x 53.4cm.); 12¾ x 20 3/8in. (32.5 x 51.7cm.)
with two pencil sketches of St. Lucia by the same artist (4)
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