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Shipping Slaves, W. Coast of Africa
The ship depicted is almost certainly 'L'Antonio' (see ZBA2756 for an engraving), 'the celebrated piratical slaver' painted in oils by the Plymouth marine artist Nicholas Matthew Condy (1818-51) and issued as an engraving in 1845.
John Robert Mather was born in Newcastle. He went to sea as a boy and rose to have a command. By 1862 he was painting professionally and exhibiting watercolours regularly at the Society of British Artists, London.
John Robert Mather was born in Newcastle. He went to sea as a boy and rose to have a command. By 1862 he was painting professionally and exhibiting watercolours regularly at the Society of British Artists, London.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA2741 |
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| Collection: | Special collections |
| Type: | Drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mather, John Robert |
| Date made: | 1860 |
| People: | Mather, John Robert |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 308 mm x 570 mm; Image: 294 mm x 565 mm; Mount: 610 mm x 837 mm |