Extensive View of the Vale of Arklow

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

Watercolourist George Bryant Campion initially specialised in topographical views, first exhibiting in 1829. In 1834 he became a member of the New Watercolour Society, where he exhibited c.400 works and served as vice-president (1839-41). From 1841 he was a drawing instructor at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. Later in his career he specialised in military subjects and studies of uniforms. His lithographs include 17 plates for ‘The History of the Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners’ (1855). He also painted the army training camp at Cobham for Queen Victoria and two of his watercolours of the review of Household Troops at Windsor (1869) were purchased by Prince Arthur. He was married with three children. He died Woolwich, aged about 74.

Places

Ireland, River Avoca, Vale of Avoca, County Wicklow, Arklow

Subjects

topography, landscape C19th, cow, vale, river, hill, man

Materials & Techniques

paper (as artists material), watercolour (as artists materials), pencil, chalk, watercolour (as object name), grey, black (as object description)

Artist

George Bryant Campion (1796 - 1870)

Title

Extensive View of the Vale of Arklow

Date

Medium

Watercolour, pencil and black chalk on grey paper

Dimensions

height: 42.80 cm, width: 56.00 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Appleby Bros, April 1973

Inscription

br: Vale of Arklow / Vale of Arklow / GBC

GAC number

10469