Anderson, Surgeon of the 'Pegase'
Graphite and watercolour portrait of Alexander Anderson wearing in a blue coat and pink waistcoat. He is depicted in profile, facing to the viewer’s left. Alexander Anderson (1747–1806), nicknamed ‘Nosey’ after his most prominent facial feature, was a naval surgeon from Aberdeenshire.
The portrait was made by Aiskew Paffard Hollis (1764–1844), who was served with Anderson while a lieutenant in the ‘Pegase’ in 1785–90. 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. This portrait is mounted on the same page as PAH4898.
The portrait was made by Aiskew Paffard Hollis (1764–1844), who was served with Anderson while a lieutenant in the ‘Pegase’ in 1785–90. 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. This portrait is mounted on the same page as PAH4898.