John Oldenshaw Bathurst

Miniature entitled 'John Oldenshaw Bathurst'. The miniature is executed in watercolour and gum arabic on paper and shows a naval midshipman (Volunteer 1st Class) with his telescope. It is contained within a carved wooden frame which is painted gold. The miniature bears an inscription. There is a label attached to the miniature which raises questions to who is depicted, either John Oldenshaw Bathurst or William Samuel Brown.

Object Details

ID: MNT0139
Collection: Fine art
Type: Miniature
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Anonymous; British School, 19th century
People: Bathurst, John Oldershaw; Brown, William Samuel
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Phipps Hornby Collection
Measurements: Overall: 164 x 116 mm