Seated girl
The draftsman of this sketch was one of Britain's most successful battle painters in the decade following Napoleon's 1815 defeat. Jones had entered the Royal Academy Schools at fifteen, then exhibited literary and religious subjects, views and portraits before joining the army in 1808. He fought as a captain in the Montgomery militia during the Peninsular War, then made good use of that experience to devise military images for an interested public--he also became an expert on the Battle of Waterloo (where he did not fight)and won a prize in 1820 for a painting commemorating Wellington's most famous victory, now at the Royal Military Hospital, Chelsea.
Artwork Details
- Title: Seated girl
- Artist: George Jones (British, London 1786–1869 London)
- Date: 1820–40
- Medium: Black and white chalk on blue paper
- Dimensions: sheet: 7 x 4 1/8 in. (17.8 x 10.4 cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
- Object Number: 2007.49.565
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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