{"title":"Causton RN, Cmdr Alfred M. (1845–1921)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlfred Malcolm Causton (1845–1921) was born at Shipston on Stour, Worcestershire, the son of Rev Charles Causton MA, who was rector at St Peter's Church, Stretton-on-Fosse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe family had connections with Lasham in Hampshire, where Rev Charles Causton was rector from 1865 to 1881. At nearby Winchester, Alfred's brother, Francis Jervoise Causton, became Master of The Hospital of St Cross and Almshouse of Noble Poverty. In later life, when not at sea, Commander Causton was resident at Blackbridge House in Winchester.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 1868 to 1874 Causton served on board HMS Himalaya, a Royal Navy troopship. Causton travels from Cape Colony (now South Africa) to the Philippines at the end of 1868, and on to New Zealand and Australia in early 1869. In late 1869 he is in Barbados in the West Indies, travelling back along the coasts of Spain and Malta, to Egypt in 1870. By 1873 he is in the Pacific South Seas, taking in Fiji and Samoa on the way to Australia and New Zealand, returning home via Cape Horn in Chile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy 1890 it appears that he had swapped global circumnavigation for the more stationary role of Divisional Officer of Coastguards at Ballycastle (now Northern Ireland). He is credited with founding the Ballycastle Golf Club, an indication perhaps of a more genteel lifestyle in older age.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"cmdr-alfred-m-causton-rn-darling-point-sydney-australia-1873-watercolour-kb-896","title":"Cmdr Alfred M. Causton RN, Darling Point, Sydney, Australia – 1873 watercolour","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 1873 watercolour painting – Cmdr Alfred Malcolm Causton RN, Darling Point, Sydney, NSW, Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fantastic, unusual travel sketch by Royal Naval Commander Alfred Malcolm Causton (1845–1921). Painted in 1873, the work shows a rare early view on the Sydney coast at Darling Point. In the 19th century the land was allotted for the building of large villas, beginning the development that would result in it today being one of the most desirable residential areas of Sydney.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt this time, Commander Causton served on board HMS Himalaya, a Royal Navy troopship, which carried troops to garrisons abroad and seamen to join ships on foreign stations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis painting forms part of a collection by Causton that we have for sale, sketched between 1868 and 1874. 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Painted in 1873, the work shows a rare early view in Sydney Harbour at Garden Island. Now connected to the mainland, in the 19th century this was a separate island in Sydney Harbour under ownership of the Navy. The White Ensign of the British Royal Navy can be seen flying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt this time, Commander Causton served on board HMS Himalaya, a Royal Navy troopship, which carried troops to garrisons abroad and seamen to join ships on foreign stations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis painting forms part of a collection by Causton that we have for sale, sketched between 1868 and 1874. The pictures chart Causton's maritime travels across the globe, from the UK and Europe to Australia, New Zealand and the South Sea islands of Fiji and Samoa, via Cape Colony (South Africa), Cape Horn (Chile) and the West Indies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe location depicted and date were identified indistinctly on the facing page in the sketchbook. 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Painted in 1873, the work shows a rare early view of a mountain range on the South Pacific island of Fiji.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt this time, Commander Causton served on board HMS Himalaya, a Royal Navy troopship, which carried troops to garrisons abroad and seamen to join ships on foreign stations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis painting forms part of a collection by Causton that we have for sale, sketched between 1868 and 1874. The pictures chart Causton's maritime travels across the globe, from the UK and Europe to Australia, New Zealand and the South Sea islands of Fiji and Samoa, via Cape Colony (South Africa), Cape Horn (Chile) and the West Indies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe location depicted and date were identified indistinctly on the facing page in the sketchbook. 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Painted in 1873, the work shows Govetts Leap waterfall in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt this time, Commander Causton served on board HMS Himalaya, a Royal Navy troopship, which carried troops to garrisons abroad and seamen to join ships on foreign stations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis painting forms part of a collection by Causton that we have for sale, sketched between 1868 and 1874. The pictures chart Causton's maritime travels across the globe, from the UK and Europe to Australia, New Zealand and the South Sea islands of Fiji and Samoa, via Cape Colony (South Africa), Cape Horn (Chile) and the West Indies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePainted in watercolour with scratching out to denote the waterfall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe location depicted and date were identified indistinctly on the facing page in the sketchbook. 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