File:A View of Pigeon Island & Part of St. Lucia, 25 March 1780 GAC 819.jpg
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Francis Chesham: A view of Pigeon Island And part of St. Lucia
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Engraved by Francis Chesham, drwn from natutre by Lieu.t Cha. Forrest, late of the 90. Reg.t. |
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A view of Pigeon Island And part of St. Lucia |
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English: A view of Pigeon Island And part of St. Lucia, taken on 25th March 1780, at 9 o'clock A.M. Publish'd as the Act directs. March 10. 1784, by W. Faden, Corner of St. Martins Lane, Charing Cross, [March 10 1784]
Charles Forrest became a Lieutenant in the 113th Foot Regiment in 1779 and a Lieutenant in the 90th Foot Regiment in 1780. As a junior officer of the 90th Foot Regiment he fought in the American Revolutionary War (1775-83). He was sent to the West Indies and remained in St Lucia from 1780 to 1781. While there he made detailed annotated watercolours of the island’s strategic sites. Twelve of these drawings were engraved and published in London between 1783 and 1786. He may also be the Charles Forrest who retired as Ensign of the Somersetshire Regiment of Fencible Infantry in 1796. Acquisition: Purchased from Parker Gallery, July 1949 50265678447 0172580c16 b |
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| Depicted place | Pigeon Island, Saint Lucia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 10 March 1784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | colour aquatint, etching and engraving, printed in sepia ink | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 30 cm (11.8 in); width: 51 cm (20 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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819 |
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| Place of creation | London | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Government Art Collection | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://artcollection.culture.gov.uk/artwork/819/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| current | 16:59, 24 May 2023 | | 1,658 × 972 (1.21 MB) | Broichmore (talk | contribs) | {{Artwork |artist = {{Creator:Francis Chesham}} {{Creator:Charles Ramus Forrest|after}} |author = Engraved by Francis Chesham, drwn from natutre by Lieu.t Cha. Forrest, late of the 90. Reg.t. |title = A view of Pigeon Island And part of St. Lucia |object type = print |description ={{en|1= A view of Pigeon Island And part of St. Lucia, taken on 25th March 1780, at 9 o'clock A.M. Publish'd as the Act directs. March 10. 1784, by W. Faden, Corner... |
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