Midshipman George Bott, Royal Navy Signed and dated 1832
Oil on card | 35.0 x 25.4 x 0.2 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 407064
Alexandre-Jean Dubois Drahonet (1791-1834)
Midshipman George Bott, Royal Navy Signed and dated 1832
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In 1832 Alexandre-Jean Dubois Drahonet was commissioned by King William IV to paint one hundred pictures illustrating the uniform of the Army and the Navy. Ninety-one of the one hundred are still in the collection today. These are some of the few military works by Drahonet that are recorded, along with paintings depicting the French Navy in the Musée de la Marine, Paris.
George Bott entered the Royal Navy in 1823, and was appointed a Midshipman in 1830. He was commissioned as a Lieutenant in October 1832, and went on half-pay in 1841. In 1849, Bott was employed as Superintendent of Convicts, Norfolk Island, New South Wales, Australia.
Each picture in the series profiles one figure against a neutral background, focusing on details of uniform. The sitters are sometimes identified by name, and are otherwise classified by rank and regiment.Provenance
Commissioned by William IV; recorded in the Equerries Room at Windsor Castle in 1878
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Oil on card
Measurements
35.0 x 25.4 x 0.2 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
Other number(s)
JSS 3