JAMES IRVINE (BRITISH, 1833-1899). Seaman James Coull

JAMES IRVINE (BRITISH, 1833-1899) Seaman James Coull, quartermaster of H.M.S. 'Shannon', in old age Signed 'Jas Irvine' (lower right) Oil on canvas 29½ x 24½in. (75 x 62cm.); framed with contemporary annotated newspaper cuttings to reverse James Coull (1786-1880) was born in Montrose, where he claimed to have been pressed from the fishing fleet into the Royal Navy. He further claimed to have fought at the Battle of Trafalgar, although his name does not appear on any muster list for t

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H 75 × B 62 cm