Thomas Lieutenant Hamilton R,

Lieutenant J. Hamilton, fl. 1781 View of the east end of the island of Trindade; and A cavern on the island of Trindade, Brazil signed, inscribed and dated 'View of the East End of Trinadada Lieut J: Hamilton 1781' and 'Cavern or Arch of 50 feet High 40 Broard and 420 Long in the Id Trinadada Lieut J: Hamilton' on paper attached to the reverse of the backing board pen and ink, pencil and brown wash on paper 2¼ x 4½in. (5.8 x 11.5cm.) 2¾ x 3¾in. (7 x 9.5cm.) (2) Lieutenant J. Hamilton is believed to have been serving aboard the 12-gun cutter-rigged sloop, H.M.S. Rattlesnake during her survey of the Island of Trindadae in 1781 when she was wrecked on 21st October. The crew lived on the island for three months until fortuitously they were taken off by the Bristol which was part of a convoy of Indiamen, which called there in December. This stay would have provided ample time for sketching expeditions made by Hamilton.

Lieutenant Thomas Hamilton (late 18th Century) Cavernor Arch .. in the Trinadada; View of the East End of Trinad.. Two, both signed and titled verso, one dated 1781 verso Both pencil on buff paper 7 x 9.5cm; 2¾ x 3in and smaller With a small watercolour study of a wild rose by the same hand age 12 years, a small silhouette cut-out on paper and two further watercolours (6) 1 & 2. Surface dirt, otherwise good; 3-6. As seen Estimate: £80-120 Lot: 159 Sale: Paintings (PW150611-2)