Description: PRINTS BOOKS PHOTOGRAPHS MANUSCRIPTS CURIOSITIES - "FEELING HIS WAY DOUBTFULLY BUT GINGERLY TO THE SIDE OF THE STEAMER BETWEEN DOVER & CALAIS" -THURLOW (Major (though at this time lieutenant) Edward Hovell, officer in the Royal Horse Artillery and skilled amateur artist, 1839-1925).'Steam boat - Dover to Calais': original pen and ink sketch of a passenger stumbling across the deck of a heeling steamer between England and France, 1860s.One original pen and ink sketch, laid down to an album page (verso blank) and with contemporary caption in graphite and coloured pencil. Size: (sketch) approx. 26cm x 18cm / (album card) - approx. 29.5cm x 22cm.Very Good condition. Please ask if you require a more detailed condition report, or view gallery images.An original humorous pen and ink sketch showing a French passenger precariously crossing the deck of a Dover to Calais steamer in a gale. Presumably inspired by the artist's own travels.Thurlow, of Buckham Hill House, Uckfield, was born in Beverley, Yorkshire, the son of Reverend Chancellor Thurlow. He was educated at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and served in the Royal Horse Artillery, with tours in India and Ireland. He was an avid amateur artist, capturing the humorous side of his army and private life throughout his long career.Provenance: Extracted by us from an album of original artwork by Thurlow, dated 1860s. Full details available on request. key words:
Price: 135 GBP
Location: Ascot
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Artist: Edward Thurlow
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Style: Illustration Art
Material: Ink, Paper
Time Period Produced: 1850-1899
Type: Drawing
Subject: Chanel, France, Ships, Travel, Travel & Transportation
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
