Little Jenny Rees of Milford Haven

Graphite and watercolour sketch of a young Welshwoman. She is seated in a chair and wears traditional Welsh dress, including a shawl, an apron and, upon her head, a Welsh hat over a mob cap. An inscription beneath the image reads: ‘Little Jenny Rees of Milford Haven / sold Butter & Eggs and was a good Washerwoman’.

The drawing is part of an album containing fifty-seven drawings (PAH4886–PAH4943) created by British naval officer Aiskew Paffard Hollis (1764–1844) during the late 1780s and the 1790s. The majority relate to his service as a lieutenant in ‘Pegase’ in 1785–90, in ‘Andromeda’ in 1790–93 and in ‘Queen’ in 1793–96. Included are portraits of Hollis’s shipmates, often with humorous captions, as well as scenes of everyday life ashore and afloat. This sketch is mounted on the same page as PAH4911.

Object Details

ID: PAH4912
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Hollis, Aiskew Paffard
Date made: 1785–98
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Image: 108 x 78 mm
Parts: Album of drawings (Album)