took black and white pictures on his voyages around the globe and because he was a talented artist, was able to painstakingly colour them in, these never publicly seen before pictures are up for sale, as well as the paints and instructions of how to colour the prints, Harrison was a noted marine artist and typical of his time because he was a keen naturalist and collected specimens of birds and butterflies during his voyages,
relative Moiya Harrison, who is now selling them, said: 'Henry Harrison was my late husband's grandfather who was Paymaster General in the Royal Navy, He was a keen photographer and artist and these slides are what he took during the late 19th century,
Deborah Doyle, from Duke's auction house in Dorchester, Dorset, said the slides could make up to £1,000, 'This unique collection is sure to create a lot of interest from world historians." Harrison died in 1907 aged 66 and is buried at St Marks' Church in Gosport, Hants, the sale takes place at Dukes of Dorchester on October 1,
what a fascinating piece of history, I wonder how many other treasures are locked away in attics like this?
Tuesday 15 September 2009
In A Time When The British Empire Spanned The World,
Henry Harrison, a Royal Navy Paymaster General,
took black and white pictures on his voyages around the globe and because he was a talented artist, was able to painstakingly colour them in, these never publicly seen before pictures are up for sale, as well as the paints and instructions of how to colour the prints, Harrison was a noted marine artist and typical of his time because he was a keen naturalist and collected specimens of birds and butterflies during his voyages,
relative Moiya Harrison, who is now selling them, said: 'Henry Harrison was my late husband's grandfather who was Paymaster General in the Royal Navy, He was a keen photographer and artist and these slides are what he took during the late 19th century,
Deborah Doyle, from Duke's auction house in Dorchester, Dorset, said the slides could make up to £1,000, 'This unique collection is sure to create a lot of interest from world historians." Harrison died in 1907 aged 66 and is buried at St Marks' Church in Gosport, Hants, the sale takes place at Dukes of Dorchester on October 1,
what a fascinating piece of history, I wonder how many other treasures are locked away in attics like this?
took black and white pictures on his voyages around the globe and because he was a talented artist, was able to painstakingly colour them in, these never publicly seen before pictures are up for sale, as well as the paints and instructions of how to colour the prints, Harrison was a noted marine artist and typical of his time because he was a keen naturalist and collected specimens of birds and butterflies during his voyages,
relative Moiya Harrison, who is now selling them, said: 'Henry Harrison was my late husband's grandfather who was Paymaster General in the Royal Navy, He was a keen photographer and artist and these slides are what he took during the late 19th century,
Deborah Doyle, from Duke's auction house in Dorchester, Dorset, said the slides could make up to £1,000, 'This unique collection is sure to create a lot of interest from world historians." Harrison died in 1907 aged 66 and is buried at St Marks' Church in Gosport, Hants, the sale takes place at Dukes of Dorchester on October 1,
what a fascinating piece of history, I wonder how many other treasures are locked away in attics like this?
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