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[HMS Inconstant]

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Date:

5 November 1838.

Reference:

R977-94-2-E, Volume number: 16

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3994631

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James Bruce, Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, and family fonds

James Bruce, Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, and family - Private Life

Lady Mary Louisa Lambton Bruce

Art Album of Mary Louisa Lambton (1837-1839)

[HMS Inconstant]
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Date(s):

5 November 1838.

Place:

Gulf of St. Lawrence River:

Place of creation:

Québec (Province)

Extent:

1 drawing: pencil on wove paper; 15.8x24.2 cm (image); 26x36 cm (folio)

Language of material:

English

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A rapid sketch of a genre scene / marine scene depicting a view sailors working on board HMS INCONSTANT. At the left of the work are two ship's guns behind which a sailor with outstretched arms is about to climb a ladder. He is wearing a short jacket with a flat collar, wide-legged trousers and a broad-brimmed flat-crowned hat tied under his chin. A ribbon is tied around the crown. The male figure in the centre of the composition, who appears to be observing the activities around him, is wearing a cloak over an outer coat and a low-crowned hat with a narrow curved brim. Behind him is the stern of a ship's boat. To the right in the background, another sailor is working at a ship's boat. Two masts with square-rigged sails are visible. The mast in the foreground is encircled with a number of belaying pins set into a structure at the base.

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Artist: Mary Louisa Lambton Bruce, Countess of Elgin and Kinkardine

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Physical description note:

Album of Mary Louisa Lambton, page 70.

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscription: signature (MLL) and date on the artwork; no title provided. Pencil frame drawn with a straight edge.

Source:

Private
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation99 Closed pending processing]

Volume [R977] 16

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, and family fonds (R977).
Copyright: expired/périmé.

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