Collection search - Portraits of Captain Francis Brockell Spilsbury R.N. and his wife Frances Bayly Spilsbury [graphic material]

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Portraits of Captain Francis Brockell Spilsbury R.N. and his wife Frances Bayly Spilsbury [graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Collection

Date:

ca. 1815-1816.

Reference:

R11928-0-8-E

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3680534

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Portraits of Captain Francis Brockell Spilsbury R.N. and his wife Frances Bayly Spilsbury
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Collection includes:

2 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

ca. 1815-1816.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

2 paintings

Language of material:

English

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Collection consists of two portraits of Captain Francis Brockell Spilsbury R.N. and his wife Frances Bayly Spilsbury, ca. 1815-1816, by unknown artist.

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Associated name: Spilsbury, Francis Brockell, 1784-1830

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Spilsbury, Francis Brockell, 1784-1830 : Naval officer, colonist, and improver born in 1784 in Plymouth, England, only son of Francis Brockell Spilsbury and Maria Taylor. He married Fanny Bayly on 20 Dec. 1815 in Deptford (London), England, and they had six sons and three daughters.
Spilsbury was a Lieutenant when he came to Canada in 1813 as one of Yeo's officers. He served on Lake Ontario and, at various times, commanded several of the smaller ships of the Lake Ontario Squadron. He was taken prisoner on 6 May 1814 and held until the end of the War. Following the War he was promoted to Captain and retired on half-pay.
He died on 6 Oct. 1830 near Colborne, Upper Canada.

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1 : Vol. 1 Original empty frames.
Vol. 2 Capt. Francis Brockell Spilsbury
Vol. 3 Frances Bayly Spilsbury
2 : Vol. 1 Original empty frames.
Vol. 2 Capt. Francis Brockell Spilsbury
Vol. 3 Frances Bayly Spilsbury
3 : Vol. 1 Original empty frames.
Vol. 2 Capt. Francis Brockell Spilsbury
Vol. 3 Frances Bayly Spilsbury

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Portraits

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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2006-00310-0
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]
To be viewed with the assistance of the Portrait Gallery of Canada.

Volume [R11928] 1--3

[Consultation 90 Open]

Copy negative [R11928] C-151906--C-151909

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, archival reference number R11928
Copyright: expired
Restrictions on use: none

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