Cribben, Master of the 'Pegase'

Sketched portrait of Thomas Cribben, Master of the ‘Pegase’. The portrait was made by Aiskew Paffard Hollis (1764–1844), who was served with Cribben while a lieutenant in the ‘Pegase’ in 1786–90. It is part of an album containing fifty-seven drawings (PAH4886–PAH4943) created by Hollis while serving in ‘Pegase’ and during his subsequent service in other ships, including ‘Andromeda’ in 1790–93 and in ‘Queen’ in 1793–96. The album includes portraits of Hollis’s shipmates, often with humorous captions, as well as scenes of everyday life ashore and afloat. The portrait of Cribben is mounted on the same page as PAH4888.