Daddy Urquhart, 'Queen'
Watercolour portrait of John Urquhart in profile to viewer’s left, depicted while serving as Master of the ‘Queen’. He wears Master’s uniform, comprising a blue coat and waistcoat. Inscribed beneath the image is his nickname and the name of the ship: ‘Daddy Urquhart, Queen’. A speech bubble from his mouth is inscribed: ‘Hoot Mon!’. ‘Hoot’ was a Scots language exclamation, usually used to express annoyance, disgust or incredulity; ‘mon’ is a Scots dialect variation of ‘man’. Another portrait mounted on the same page (PAH4928) depicts ‘Paddy Park’ (possibly Second Lieutenant Edward Parke) of the Royal Marines.
Urquhart was appointed Master of the vessel on 17 June 1794 after the previous Master, William Mitchell, was killed in the Battle of the Glorious First of June. The sketch was made by Aiskew Paffard Hollis (1764–1844), who served alongside Urquhart and Park as a lieutenant in the ‘Queen’. It is part of an album containing fifty-seven drawings (PAH4886–PAH4943) created by Hollis while serving in ‘Queen’ and in other ships, including ‘Pegase’ in 1785–90 and ‘Andromeda’ in 1790–93. The album includes portraits of Hollis’s shipmates, often with humorous captions, as well as scenes of everyday life ashore and afloat.
Urquhart was appointed Master of the vessel on 17 June 1794 after the previous Master, William Mitchell, was killed in the Battle of the Glorious First of June. The sketch was made by Aiskew Paffard Hollis (1764–1844), who served alongside Urquhart and Park as a lieutenant in the ‘Queen’. It is part of an album containing fifty-seven drawings (PAH4886–PAH4943) created by Hollis while serving in ‘Queen’ and in other ships, including ‘Pegase’ in 1785–90 and ‘Andromeda’ in 1790–93. The album includes portraits of Hollis’s shipmates, often with humorous captions, as well as scenes of everyday life ashore and afloat.