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Semaphore at Portsmouth RMG BHC1919
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Semaphore at Portsmouth
A view of the entrance to Portsmouth harbour from the saluting platform. In the foreground, two soldiers sit on the wall next to a cannon on an iron carriage and, to the right, the artist has shown a pile of cannon balls. Also, to the right, can be seen the semaphore tower flying a flag signal. Beyond to the left, lies the town of Portsmouth with the pier and Round Tower. To the left of the Round Tower is the port flagship, the 'Britannia'.
The artist was trained by his father the painter George Cooke, and showed outstanding talent as a draughtsman. He helped Clarkson Stanfield with some of his commissions, took lessons in oil painting from James Stark in 1834, and assisted with the arrangement of exhibits for the Great Exhibition of 1851. He exhibited at the Royal Academy 1835-79 and was made ARA in 1851, and RA in 1863. His sketchbooks are in the National Maritime Museum, London. Finden made an engraving of this painting.
Semaphore at Portsmouth
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