{"product_id":"cmdr-alfred-m-causton-rn-eddystone-lighthouse-cornwall-original-1869-watercolour-painting-kd-927","title":"Cmdr Alfred M. Causton RN, Eddystone Lighthouse, Cornwall – 1869 watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 1869 watercolour painting – Cmdr Alfred M. Causton RN, Eddystone Lighthouse, Cornwall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fantastic travel sketch by Royal Naval Commander Alfred Malcolm Causton (1845–1921). Painted in 1869, the work shows Eddystone Lighthouse on the Cornish coast, which was painted striped in the 1850s.\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\u003eThere are extensive notes inscribed on the verso of the paper which do not correspond to the image on the front.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn watercolour with white bodycolour highlights. Please note the small size of this artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55301791154505,"sku":"KD-927","price":41.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KD-927.jpg?v=1789035082","url":"https:\/\/somersetandwood.com\/products\/cmdr-alfred-m-causton-rn-eddystone-lighthouse-cornwall-original-1869-watercolour-painting-kd-927","provider":"Somerset \u0026 Wood Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}