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Captain William Hewett
Framed and glazed watercolour showing a three-quarters length portrait of Captain William Hewett, lost with HMS Fairy (1826) during the survey of the North Sea in 1840. The subject is shown in uniform, leaning against a capstan and holding a telescope in his left hand. A handwritten note attached to the back of the frame states: "2 portraits of Admiral (Capt.) W. Hewell [sic] R.N. lost in Fairy on survey of North Sea 1840 Painted by George T. Gregory of Plymouth lost in Fairy 13 Nov. 1840". The captain's full-dress uniform shown is that of July 1830 to June 1843, when cuff colours in the full dress reverted to blue and collars to white.
Gregory, was a clerk's assistant and an assistant surveyor on board HMS Fairy.
Gregory, was a clerk's assistant and an assistant surveyor on board HMS Fairy.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAJ3144 |
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| Type: | Drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Gregory, George T.; Gregory, George T. |
| Date made: | circa 1840 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 384 mm x 335 mm x 61 mm |
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