The Cutter 'Alert'
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1830
Materials
Oil on canvas in a giltwood frame
Measurements
225 x 303 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Dudmaston, Shropshire
NT 814209
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, The Cutter 'Alert' , British (English) School, 1830. Commanded by Lt. John Bazley bringing to Dover the Lexington gun Brig, the first prize of the American War' of Independence. Seen with two additional row boats.
Provenance
Dudmaston collection; given by Rachel Katherine Hamilton Russell, Lady Labouchere (1908 – 1996) along with the Dudmaston estate in 1978
Credit line
Dudmaston, The Labouchere Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Reverse of frame: 'Alert' commanded by Lt. John Bazley bringing to Dover the Lexington gun Brig, the first prize of the American War'
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist