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1933.53.35

Watercolour sketch of South American person/people.

1933.53.35

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Collection type
Object
Description
Watercolour sketch of South American person/people.
Person
Maker William Francis Carter
Field collector William Foster Carter
Field collector HMS Seringampatam
PRM source Miss Wakefield
PRM source Miss Warwick
Date / Period
Date made: Circa 1830
Date collected
By 1933
Acquisition information
Donated: 1933
Materials and processes
Material Pigment, Material Watercolour Paint, Process Painted
Dimensions
Width 85 mm, Height 111 mm, Height 173 mm in mount, Width 148 mm in mount
Object numbers
Accession number: 1933.53.35 Other numbers: 40
Research and responses

Several of the paintings have the initials MO RN after Carter's initials, referring to his having been a Medical Officer in the Royal Navy. According to Navy records this means that he is likely to have been William Foster Carter, whose Navy service began in 1828, or possibly William Francis Carter, whose service began in 1808. See service records in Related Document File. [CM 06/01/2011]

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