The Declaration of War communicated to the Fleet by Signal by Vice Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.B., at Kioge Bay, 4 April 1854

Sir Oswald Walters Brierly (1817 - 1894)
Day and Son

Colour lithograph

published 20 September 1854

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Image of The Declaration of War communicated to the Fleet by Signal by Vice Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.B., at Kioge Bay, 4 April 1854
  • About the work
    Location
    Country: Tunisia
    City: Tunis
    Place: British Embassy
  • About the artist
    Oswald Walters Brierly was born in Chester, the son of a physician. He studied at Sass’s Academy, Bloomsbury, before entering the Naval College, Plymouth. From 1841 to 1851 he was an artist on a voyage to Australia. In 1854 he sketched actions of the Crimea for the ‘Illustrated London News’. After his return, Queen Victoria commissioned views of the 1853 Naval Review at Spithead. From 1867, he travelled with Albert, Prince of Wales although their excursion was cut short. In 1869 he journeyed along the Nile with the Prince. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and Royal Society of Painters in Water Colour. He was appointed Marine Painter to the Queen, Painter to the Royal Yacht Squadron and was knighted in 1885. He died aged 77 in Notting Hill.
  • Explore
    Places
    Baltic Sea, Denmark, Bay of Køge
    Subjects
    fleet, seascape/coastal scene, bay, sea, flag, coat of arms, Crimean War, steamboat, ship
    Materials & Techniques
    lithograph, colour lithograph
  • Details
    Artist
    Sir Oswald Walters Brierly (1817 - 1894)
    Day and Son
    Title
    The Declaration of War communicated to the Fleet by Signal by Vice Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.B., at Kioge Bay, 4 April 1854
    Date
    published 20 September 1854
    Medium
    Colour lithograph
    Dimensions
    width: 97.00 cm, height: 52.50 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from the Parker Gallery, March 1958
    GAC number
    4592