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

England, Sussex

Subjects

carriage, horseback, topography, townscape/cityscape, tree, dog, horse, man, woman, top hat, basket, soldier, road, fence, lamp post, street, pavement, pavilion, house, church

Materials & Techniques

aquatint, coloured aquatint

Artist

Charles, I Hunt (1803 - 1877)
George Bryant Campion (1796 - 1870)

Title

St. Peter’s Church, Brighton

Date

published 1 September 1838

Medium

Coloured aquatint

Acquisition

Purchased from Parker Gallery, August 2006

GAC number

12018