Category:Albert Denison Somerville Denison
Watercolours by Thomas Goldsworthy Dutton, from sketches made by Albert Denison Somerville Denison
The collection, descended through the family of the Hon Albert Denison Somerville Denison (1835-1903), second son of the first Lord Londesborough, who served as second mate and subsequently acting lieutenant on the sloop Hornet 1856-9 and briefly as acting lieutenant on Sir Michael Seymour’s flagship HMS Calcutta. During this period Denison was involved in the fighting in the approaches to Canton in January 1857, when he was wounded, and in the attack on the Chinese war junks on 1 June 1857, both of which feature in this collection of watercolours.
This set of watercolours does not appear to relate to any lithographs by Dutton and so is likely to have been commissioned by Denison in the early 1860s, and were perhaps based on Denison’s sketches made on the spot.
The collection, was presented to the National Maritime Museum on 27 April 1987, the fiftieth anniversary of its opening, descended through the family of the Hon Albert Denison Somerville Denison (1835-1903).
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Media in category "Albert Denison Somerville Denison"
The following 13 files are in this category, out of 13 total.
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The China War 1857, wooded creek with firing from shore positions (1857).jpg 1,038 × 610; 71 KB
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The China War 1857. Conflagration at night, burning of part of Canton? RMG PW0598.tiff 4,800 × 2,838; 38.97 MB
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The China War 1857. Junks enshrouded in smoke RMG PW0597.tiff 4,800 × 2,856; 39.22 MB
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The China War 1857. Three of HM Ships bombarding; ship's boats inshore RMG PW0595.tiff 4,800 × 2,848; 39.11 MB
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The China War 1857. Two ship's boats firing, going in. Two on right of Island RMG PW0601.tiff 4,800 × 2,835; 38.93 MB
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The China War 1857. Two ship’s boats firing (1857).jpg 600 × 347; 89 KB
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The China War 1857. Wooded Island with Pagoda RMG PW0596.tiff 4,800 × 2,841; 39.02 MB