Captn Forster In ‘Pegase’
Graphite and watercolour portrait of a man wearing in a blue coat with a red collar, facing slightly to the viewer’s right. The inscription beneath the image reads: ‘Captn Forster In Pegase’. The depicted individual may be George Forster, who joined the ‘Pegase’ on 24 March 1787 as a captain’s servant, aged 17.
The portrait was made by Aiskew Paffard Hollis (1764–1844), who was served as 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 PAH4897.
The portrait was made by Aiskew Paffard Hollis (1764–1844), who was served as 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 PAH4897.