George Carter
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Oil painting of the East Indiaman
Painting ID:: 93151 new25/George Carter-769633.jpg
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George Carter
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an artist of considerable merit, was born at Colchester. He was an exhibitor at the Royal Academy in 1775, when he sent 'A Wounded Hussar on the Field of Battle.' He afterwards painted 'The Dying Pilgrim,' 'The Siege of Gibraltar,' and many portraits. He is known as the painter of 'The Death of Captain Cook,' 'The Fisherman's Return,' and other popular works, which have been engraved. He died at Hendon in 1795.
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Oil painting of the East Indiaman |
Date 1782-1795
Medium painting, oil
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