{"product_id":"cmdr-alfred-m-causton-rn-river-view-with-steamboat-possibly-rhine-original-1872-watercolour-painting-kd-915","title":"Cmdr Alfred M. Causton RN, River View with Steamboat, Possibly Rhine – 1872 watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 1872 watercolour painting – Cmdr Alfred M. Causton RN, River View with Steamboat, Possibly Rhine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fantastic travel sketch by Royal Naval Commander Alfred Malcolm Causton (1845–1921). Painted in 1872, the work shows the a river view with steamboat and sailing boat. It is possibly a view on the Rhine in Germany, where Causton travelled in May to June 1872.\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 is a faint graphite sketch on the verso of a Fijian man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note the small size of this artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55301762548041,"sku":"KD-915","price":38.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KD-915.jpg?v=1789034964","url":"https:\/\/somersetandwood.com\/products\/cmdr-alfred-m-causton-rn-river-view-with-steamboat-possibly-rhine-original-1872-watercolour-painting-kd-915","provider":"Somerset \u0026 Wood Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}