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Bonaparte in Torbay, at Anchor, on board His M Ship Bellerophon, Capt F C Maitland, July 24, 1815, previous to his sailing for St Helena (Eurotas and Liffey in background)
Technique includes etching. The artist is George Tobin (1768-1838) who as a lieutenant sailed with Bligh on his second breadfruit voyage and was in retirement at Teignmouth from 1814 a friend of the marine painter Thomas Luny. A lifelong amateur artist and a contributor to the 'Naval Chronicle', he became rear admiral by seniority just before his death.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAF7978 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Clark & Dubourg; Tobin, George |
| Vessels: | Bellerophon (1786); Eurotas (1813) Liffey (1813) |
| Date made: | 1 Nov 1815 |
| People: | Bonaparte, Napoleon; Maitland, Frederick Lewis |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 437 x 333 mm; Mount: 405 mm x 557 mm |
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