{"product_id":"sir-george-charles-d-aguilar-watercolour-painting-near-salenstein-switzerland","title":"Sir George Charles D’Aguilar - Watercolour Painting Near Salenstein Switzerland","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"card-title\"\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cspan class=\"card-title-decoration\"\u003eDescription\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003cdiv class=\"card-block\"\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMajor-General Sir George Charles D’Aguilar KCB (1784-1855), British Army officer, Artist \u0026amp; Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1799 D’Aguilar joined the 86th Regiment of Foot in the East Indies. He saw action in various campaigns including Bharatpur. Later assistant adjutant-general in Sicily \u0026amp; was sent to the court of Ali Pasha at Constantinople. Also served under Sir John Murray in Spain. In 1813 appointed a major in the Greek Light Infantry \u0026amp; in 1815 joined the Duke of Wellington during the capture of Paris. Promoted to Major-General in 1841.\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1843 D’Aguilar was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong \u0026amp; lived at Flagstaff House in Hong Kong Park.\u003cbr\u003e\nD’Aguilar was an accomplished amateur artist. He painted throughout his career \u0026amp; built an impressive archive of documentary works which are of great historical interest. His paintings of China are especially prized.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n*******************************************\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e***************\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMedium: Watercolour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDate: 19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUnsigned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: Painting Size Approx: 340mm x 230mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nUnframed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003c\/div\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003c!-- \/.card --\u003e\n\t\t\u003c!-- \/\/ Block Description --\u003e\n\n\n\t\t\u003c!-- Block Product Listing \/\/ --\u003e\n\t\t\u003c!-- \/\/ Block Product Listing --\u003e\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\u003c!-- Block Payment \/\/ --\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\u003cdiv class=\"card card-bordered has-mb-12 md-mb-16\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jacob Boston Fine Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53059476619607,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0859\/7569\/5703\/files\/57_0d4db8d4-063e-498b-beef-6054ac83092c.jpg?v=1774003176","url":"https:\/\/jacobbostonfineart.com\/products\/sir-george-charles-d-aguilar-watercolour-painting-near-salenstein-switzerland","provider":"Jacob Boston Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}