(English, 1783-1871)
Land’s End, 1845
Watercolor on paper, 6 X 8 3/4 inches
Dated and inscribed at lower right: “Lands End/9 Sep 1[845] X”
Label (dealer, printed and handwritten in ink) on backing verso: “The Drawing Room/[…]/Princeton, New Jersey/[…]/ Sir Charles Grene Ellicombe/(Major General) 1783-1871/NUMBER 825/Inscribed: ‘Sandy End[sic]. 9 Sept 1845”
About the Artist
(English, 1783-1871)
General Sir Charles Grene Ellicombe was an English Royal Engineer and Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. He served in the Peninsular War, participating in at least five major battles. He is not otherwise known as a painter, but there are several known watercolors by him: mostly documents of locations where he was serving such as Fort Ecluse, Geneva in the collection of the British Museum.
