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'(The E)xpedition Brigg as she appeared wreck'd on the W(este)rn Point of the (island) of Sta Cruiz Teneriffe A(dV pr )GB - Dec 1774' (Bray album) RMG PT1996

'(The E)xpedition Brigg as she appeared wreck'd on the W(este)rn Point...

'[The E]xpedition Brigg as she appeared wreck'd on the W[este]rn Point of the [island] of Sta Cruiz Teneriffe A[dV pr ]GB - Dec 1774' [Bray album] No. 21 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) A drawing showing a British br... More

'A Centinel on the Pallas's gangway, Jany 1775' (Bray album) RMG PT2005

'A Centinel on the Pallas's gangway, Jany 1775' (Bray album) RMG PT200...

'A Centinel on the Pallas's gangway, Jany 1775' [Bray album] No. 30 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) A drawing signed 'AVprGB' (to the life by Gabriel Bray) on the backing paper showing a fully uniformed Marine on sen... More

'A Close View in a Chalk Pit at Upper Deal in Kent' (Bray album) RMG PT2036

'A Close View in a Chalk Pit at Upper Deal in Kent' (Bray album) RMG P...

'A Close View in a Chalk Pit at Upper Deal in Kent' [Bray album] No. 61 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) Titled as above and dated and signed 'AVpGB June 74' (to the life by Gabriel Bray), this was made near Bray's ho... More

'A Harvest Man - Old Hook, August 74' (Bray album) RMG PT1983

'A Harvest Man - Old Hook, August 74' (Bray album) RMG PT1983

'A Harvest Man - Old Hook, August 74' [Bray album] No. 8 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) A drawing of a county reaper signed 'AdVprGB' (to the life by Gabriel Bray). It shows the reaper with his sickle and a small ba... More

'A Launch of Spaniards weighing an Anchor at Teneriff, Jany 75' (Bray album) RMG PT2008

'A Launch of Spaniards weighing an Anchor at Teneriff, Jany 75' (Bray ...

'A Launch of Spaniards weighing an Anchor at Teneriff, Jany 75' [Bray album]No. 33 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) A view taken en route to Africa in the 'Pallas', probably in the harbour at Santa Cruz de Tenerife. T... More

'A Marine and Seaman fishing off the Anchor on board the Pallas in Senegal Road, Jany 75' (Bray album) RMG PT2013

'A Marine and Seaman fishing off the Anchor on board the Pallas in Sen...

'A Marine & Seaman fishing off the Anchor on board the Pallas in Senegal Road, Jany 75' [Bray album] No. 38 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) Titled, dated and signed at the bottom, on the backing paper 'AVprGB' (to th... More

'A sailor centinel on the Pallas's gangway' (Bray album) RMG L5333

'A sailor centinel on the Pallas's gangway' (Bray album) RMG L5333

'A sailor centinel on the Pallas's gangway' [Bray album] No. 27 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) Titled as above at the top of the drawing, and dated and signed at the bottom 'Decr 74 AVprGB' (to the life by Gabriel B... More

'A sailor centinel on the Pallas's gangway' (Bray album) RMG PT2002

'A sailor centinel on the Pallas's gangway' (Bray album) RMG PT2002

'A sailor centinel on the Pallas's gangway' [Bray album] No. 27 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) Titled as above at the top of the drawing, and dated and signed at the bottom 'Decr 74 AVprGB' (to the life by Gabriel B... More

'A Sailor fishing off a gun (on the) Pallas' (Bray album) RMG PT2016

'A Sailor fishing off a gun (on the) Pallas' (Bray album) RMG PT2016

'A Sailor fishing off a gun [on the] Pallas' [Bray album] No. 41 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) A drawing of a sailor fishing signed and dated 'Jany 75 AVprGB' (to the life by Gabriel Bray). It was drawn on board th... More

'A Seaman fishing off a gun' (Bray album) RMG PT2015

'A Seaman fishing off a gun' (Bray album) RMG PT2015

'A Seaman fishing off a gun' [Bray album] No. 40 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) Titled and dated as above and signed and dated 'AVprGB Jany 75' (to the life by Gabriel Bray), on the backing paper. Drawn on the 'Pall... More

'A shop on (the) Point at Portsmouth, Novr- 74' (Bray album) RMG PT2014

'A shop on (the) Point at Portsmouth, Novr- 74' (Bray album) RMG PT201...

'A shop on [the] Point at Portsmouth, Novr: 74' [Bray album] No. 39 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) Titled and dated as above and signed 'AVprGB' (to the life by Gabriel Bray) at the top, and also initialled 'GB' in ... More

'A small cottage at Middle Deal in Kent, June 74' (Bray album) RMG PT1981

'A small cottage at Middle Deal in Kent, June 74' (Bray album) RMG PT1...

'A small cottage at Middle Deal in Kent, June 74' [Bray album] No. 6 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) A drawing of a small cottage signed 'AVprGB' (to the life by Gabriel Bray), drawn in Kent while Bray was at home b... More

'A Sticker-up of Bills on Tower Hill at the Rendezvous at the King's Arms' (Bray album) RMG PT1985

'A Sticker-up of Bills on Tower Hill at the Rendezvous at the King's A...

'A Sticker-up of Bills on Tower Hill at the Rendezvous at the King's Arms' [Bray album] No. 10 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) Titled as above and signed, twice, 'AVprGB' (to the life by Gabriel Bray), once on the dr... More

'A View of a Dutch Fort taken from the Pallas whe(n) passing it supposed to be Artez (Anzer)' (Bray album) RMG PT2021

'A View of a Dutch Fort taken from the Pallas whe(n) passing it suppos...

'A View of a Dutch Fort taken from the Pallas whe[n] passing it supposed to be Artez [Anzer]' [Bray album]No. 46 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) Titled and dated as above, and signed and dated 'AVprGB Mar 75' (to the... More

'A View of Fort Apolonia (Appollonia) and the canoe landing the officer thro' the Surf, March 75' (Bray album) RMG PT2020

'A View of Fort Apolonia (Appollonia) and the canoe landing the office...

'A View of Fort Apolonia [Appollonia] & the canoe landing the officer thro' the Surf, March 75' [Bray album] No. 45 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) A drawing of Fort Apolonia, with the title and date below on the old... More

'A View of the Dock Gates at Portsmouth taken from the Navy Coffee house window, Decr 74' (Bray album) RMG PT1994

'A View of the Dock Gates at Portsmouth taken from the Navy Coffee hou...

'A View of the Dock Gates at Portsmouth taken from the Navy Coffee house window, Decr 74' [Bray album] No. 19 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) The view appears to be along the Dockyard wall towards the Hard, with one ... More

'A View of the Fort at Senegal taken from the Road, Feb 75' (Bray album) RMG PT2034

'A View of the Fort at Senegal taken from the Road, Feb 75' (Bray albu...

'A View of the Fort at Senegal taken from the Road, Feb 75' [Bray album] No. 59 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) Titled and dated as above on the tag of a backing sheet, and signed 'AVprGB' (to the life by Gabriel Bra... More

'A Waterman at Portsmouth Point' (Bray album) RMG PT1990

'A Waterman at Portsmouth Point' (Bray album) RMG PT1990

'A Waterman at Portsmouth Point' [Bray album] No. 15 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) A drawing of a waterman signed and dated 'AV GB Nov 74' (to the life Gabriel Bray). This and PAJ1991, both made at Portsmouth befor... More

'A Waterman at Portsmouth Point' (Bray album) RMG PT1991

'A Waterman at Portsmouth Point' (Bray album) RMG PT1991

'A Waterman at Portsmouth Point' [Bray album] No. 16 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) A drawing of a waterman signed 'AVprGB' (to the life by Gabriel Bray). This and PAJ1990, both made at Portsmouth before Bray sailed... More

'Deserters (Desertas) taken on the spott from the Pallas, Decr 74' (Bray album) RMG PT1995

'Deserters (Desertas) taken on the spott from the Pallas, Decr 74' (Br...

'Deserters [Desertas] taken on the spott from the Pallas, Decr 74' [Bray album] No. 20 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) On two sheets of paper, joined vertically with the title and date inscribed below the drawing, on... More

'Four Marines eating Pease on board the Pallas, Novr 74' (Bray album) RMG PT1993

'Four Marines eating Pease on board the Pallas, Novr 74' (Bray album) ...

'Four Marines eating Pease on board the Pallas, Novr 74' [Bray album] No. 18 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) A drawing of four marines signed 'AVprGB' (to the life by Gabriel Bray). It shows fully uniformed marines -... More

'Mr James Cornwallis, Pallas, March 75' (Bray album) RMG PT2018

'Mr James Cornwallis, Pallas, March 75' (Bray album) RMG PT2018

'Mr James Cornwallis, Pallas, March 75' [Bray album] No. 43 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) Titled as above and signed 'AVprGB' (to the life by Gabriel Bray). James Cornwallis was probably a cousin of 'Pallas's' capt... More

'S by E 1-2 E'- the Desertas, south-east of Madeira (Bray album) RMG PT2009

'S by E 1-2 E'- the Desertas, south-east of Madeira (Bray album) RMG P...

'S by E 1/2 E': the Desertas, south-east of Madeira [Bray album] No. 34 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) (Updated, August 2017) A view of the Desertas (see PAJ1995), south-east of Madeira, as viewed by Bray from the... More

'Sketch between Decks, May 75' (Bray album) RMG PT2026

'Sketch between Decks, May 75' (Bray album) RMG PT2026

'Sketch between Decks, May 75' [Bray album] No. 51 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) Titled and dated as above, and signed - all on the backing sheet- 'AVpGB' (to the life by Gabriel Bray). This drawing was done on the... More

'Taken on board the Pallas at sea, Jany 75' (Bray album) RMG PT2004

'Taken on board the Pallas at sea, Jany 75' (Bray album) RMG PT2004

'Taken on board the Pallas at sea, Jany 75' [Bray album] No. 29 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) Titled and dated as above and signed 'AVprGB' (to the life by Gabriel Bray) on the backing paper, this probably shows a ... More

'Taking in New Hay and stacking it Jun 74' (Bray album) RMG PT1977

'Taking in New Hay and stacking it Jun 74' (Bray album) RMG PT1977

'Taking in New Hay and stacking it Jun 74' [Bray album] No. 2 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) This harvesting scene was probably sketched in Kent while Bray was at home on half-pay in the summer of 1774, before he jo... More

'The Fantyman Head Dress, Gold Coast, Africa' (Bray album) RMG PT2040

'The Fantyman Head Dress, Gold Coast, Africa' (Bray album) RMG PT2040

'The Fantyman Head Dress, Gold Coast, Africa' [Bray album] No. 65 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) Bray's title, as above, is inscribed below these two head studies each with slightly different patterns of shaved hair... More

'The Head Dress of the Wappo Negro's, Ivory Coast, Africa' (Bray album) RMG PT2029

'The Head Dress of the Wappo Negro's, Ivory Coast, Africa' (Bray album...

'The Head Dress of the Wappo Negro's, Ivory Coast, Africa' [Bray album]No. 54 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) Presumably from the 'Pallas' voyage of 1774-75. With PAJ2028 and PAJ2040, this is one of three such drawin... More

'The Head-dress of the Jolliffes, Gum Coast, Africa' (Bray album) RMG PT2028

'The Head-dress of the Jolliffes, Gum Coast, Africa' (Bray album) RMG ...

'The Head-dress of the Jolliffes, Gum Coast, Africa' [Bray album]No. 53 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) Titled as above, on the drawing, and dated and signed on a close-trimmed tag of the backing sheet 'March 75 GB'.... More

'The Pike (Peak) of Teneriff bearing W 1-2 S 9 Lgs Jany 75' (Bray album) RMG PT2007

'The Pike (Peak) of Teneriff bearing W 1-2 S 9 Lgs Jany 75' (Bray albu...

'The Pike [Peak] of Teneriff bearing W 1/2 S 9 Lgs Jany 75' [Bray album] No. 32 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) Titled and dated as above and signed 'AVprGB' (to the life by Gabriel Bray), on the backing paper. The d... More

'The Sailmaker ticketting the Hammocks on board the Pallas, Nov 74' (Bray album) RMG PT1992

'The Sailmaker ticketting the Hammocks on board the Pallas, Nov 74' (B...

'The Sailmaker ticketting the Hammocks on board the Pallas, Nov 74' [Bray album] No. 17 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) A drawing of a sailmaker signed 'AVprGB' (to the life by Gabriel Bray). Men were issued with ham... More

'The Steward of the Pallas weighing a Piece of Beef, Decr 74' (Bray album) RMG PT1998

'The Steward of the Pallas weighing a Piece of Beef, Decr 74' (Bray al...

'The Steward of the Pallas weighing a Piece of Beef, Decr 74' [Bray album] No. 23 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) A drawing of a steward signed 'AVprGB' (to the life by Gabriel Bray), this was probably done at Portsm... More

'Three Kroomen of Sierra Leone' (Bray album) RMG PT2038

'Three Kroomen of Sierra Leone' (Bray album) RMG PT2038

'Three Kroomen of Sierra Leone' [Bray album] No. 63 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) A drawing presumably from the 'Pallas' voyage, 1774-75. The Krumen are a subgroup of the Grebo people who today live mainly along th... More

'Two Marines on the Pallas's Gangway, Jany 75' (Bray album) RMG PT2006

'Two Marines on the Pallas's Gangway, Jany 75' (Bray album) RMG PT2006

'Two Marines on the Pallas's Gangway, Jany 75' [Bray album] No. 31 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) A drawing of two marines signed 'AVprGB' (to the life by Gabriel Bray) on the backing paper. One of the Marines, is a... More

'Under the Pallas's half deck' (Bray album) RMG PT2000

'Under the Pallas's half deck' (Bray album) RMG PT2000

'Under the Pallas's half deck' [Bray album] No. 25 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) A drawing dated and signed 'Decr: 74 AVprGB' (to the life by Gabriel Bray). This is a still-life study aft on the 'Pallas, with Marin... More

'View of the fountain &c at St Cruiz in the Island of Teneriff, Decr 74' (Bray album) RMG PT1997

'View of the fountain &c at St Cruiz in the Island of Teneriff, Decr 7...

'View of the fountain &c at St Cruiz in the Island of Teneriff, Decr 74' [Bray album] No. 22 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) Titled and dated as above, and signed 'AV prGB' (to the life by Gabriel Bray) on a backing ... More

A cow, lying down (Bray album) RMG PT1979

A cow, lying down (Bray album) RMG PT1979

A cow, lying down [Bray album] No. 4 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) Dated and signed 'May 74 AVprGB' (to the life by Gabriel Bray), this sketch of a long-horned cow resting by a bush was probably done in Kent, while... More

A grazing horse (Bray album) RMG PT1980

A grazing horse (Bray album) RMG PT1980

A grazing horse [Bray album] No. 5 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) Dated and signed 'May 74 AVprGB' (to the life by Gabriel Bray), this sketch of what is probably a riding horse (from the docked tail) is likely to ha... More

A man in a red frogged coat and tassled cocked hat (Bray album) RMG PT2027

A man in a red frogged coat and tassled cocked hat (Bray album) RMG PT...

A man in a red frogged coat and tassled cocked hat [Bray album]No. 52 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) Dated and signed 'May 75 AVpGB' (to the life by Gabriel Bray) this slightly caricatured figure must be someone see... More

A Marine asleep beneath a companionway on the 'Pallas' (Bray album) RMG PT2031

A Marine asleep beneath a companionway on the 'Pallas' (Bray album) RM...

A Marine asleep beneath a companionway on the 'Pallas' [Bray album] No. 56 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) Dated and signed 'April 75 AVprGB' (to the like by Gabriel Bray). This was probably sketched on the 'Pallas's... More

A military figure leaning on a pile of bales, with a seaman carrying kegs in the background (Bray album) RMG PT1976

A military figure leaning on a pile of bales, with a seaman carrying k...

A military figure leaning on a pile of bales, with a seaman carrying kegs in the background [Bray album] (Updated, August 2016) This is the first of 73 drawings (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) by Bray (plus one signed 'NF... More

African canoe paddling through surf (Bray album) RMG L5872

African canoe paddling through surf (Bray album) RMG L5872

African canoe paddling through surf [Bray album]No. 47 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) A drawing presumably from the 'Pallas' voyage of 1775, though not dated. The Africans are likely to be Fante or Krumen, depending... More

African canoe paddling through surf (Bray album) RMG PT2022

African canoe paddling through surf (Bray album) RMG PT2022

African canoe paddling through surf [Bray album]No. 47 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) A drawing presumably from the 'Pallas' voyage of 1775, though not dated. The Africans are likely to be Fante or Krumen, depending... More

Anchored warship firing a salute (Bray album) RMG PT2010

Anchored warship firing a salute (Bray album) RMG PT2010

Anchored warship firing a salute [Bray album]No. 35 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) Inscribed in ink 'AdVprGB June 74' ('to the life by Gabriel Bray'), this drawing shows a British naval two-decker of at least 64-gun... More

Back view of a man urinating (Bray album) RMG PT1986

Back view of a man urinating (Bray album) RMG PT1986

Back view of a man urinating [Bray album] No. 11 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) This familiar vignette of ordinary life in an age entirely lacking 'public conveniences' is an example of Bray's acute eye as a social... More

Female figure in classical dress (Bray album) RMG PT2042

Female figure in classical dress (Bray album) RMG PT2042

Female figure in classical dress [Bray album] No. 67 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) This is a dynamic study of a mythological female figure in rapid movement, semi-nude, swathed round with a white robe and with a bl... More

Figures in Russian (?) military uniform (Bray album) RMG PT2045

Figures in Russian (?) military uniform (Bray album) RMG PT2045

Figures in Russian (?) military uniform [Bray album] No. 70 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) The soldier on the right appears to have a Russian double-headed eagle on the cuff of his boot, while the dress of the civil... More

Half length portrait of a young man (Bray album) RMG PT2001

Half length portrait of a young man (Bray album) RMG PT2001

Half length portrait of a young man [Bray album] No. 26 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) A drawing of a young man dated and signed 'Decr: 74 AVprGB' (to the life by Gabriel Bray), the date suggests this is possibly on... More

Half-length portrait of an officer from the 'Pallas', possibly Alexander Agnew (Bray album) RMG PT2017

Half-length portrait of an officer from the 'Pallas', possibly Alexand...

Half-length portrait of an officer from the 'Pallas', possibly Alexander Agnew [Bray album] No. 42 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) Signed and dated 'AvprGB (to the life by Gabriel Bray) Jan 1775 Pallas'. While the s... More

Half-length view of a girl in a white dress and black veil (Bray album) RMG PT2048

Half-length view of a girl in a white dress and black veil (Bray album...

Half-length view of a girl in a white dress and black veil [Bray album] No. 73 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) This is one four of the Bray drawings (PAF2045-2048) which have the distinctive 'frame', suggesting they ... More

Head and shoulders of a woman with a feather in her hair (Bray album) RMG PT2044

Head and shoulders of a woman with a feather in her hair (Bray album) ...

Head and shoulders of a woman with a feather in her hair [Bray album] No. 69 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) This is essentially a study of an elaborately braided hairstyle, probably English and of the 1780s, the wom... More

Head of a West African wearing a headdress (Bray album) RMG PT2011

Head of a West African wearing a headdress (Bray album) RMG PT2011

Head of a West African wearing a headdress [Bray album]No. 36 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) This is presumably a West African subject from one of Bray's two visits there as second lieutenant of the 'Pallas' between... More

Head of a West African woman (Bray album) RMG PT2039

Head of a West African woman (Bray album) RMG PT2039

Head of a West African woman [Bray album] No. 64 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) A left-profile study of a female African head, with elaborately braided hair, presumably made on one of Bray's two voyages to West Afri... More

Head of a West African woman , wearing a hat, in left profile (Bray album) RMG PT2033

Head of a West African woman , wearing a hat, in left profile (Bray al...

Head of a West African woman , wearing a hat, in left profile [Bray album]No. 58 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) A drawing of a West African woman's head, presumably from one of Bray's 'Pallas' voyages of 1775-76. Br... More

Head of a West African woman in left profile (Bray album) RMG PT2032

Head of a West African woman in left profile (Bray album) RMG PT2032

Head of a West African woman in left profile [Bray album]No. 57 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) A drawing of a West African woman's head, presumably from one of Bray's 'Pallas' voyages of 1775-76. Bray clearly had an... More

Head of a woman in a frilled cap (Bray album) RMG PT2049

Head of a woman in a frilled cap (Bray album) RMG PT2049

Head of a woman in a frilled cap [Bray album] No. 74 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) An example of Bray's interest in distinctive heads, hairstyles and headgear, which is evident in the group from which it comes. The... More

L(or)d de Cliffords house at Kings Weston 5 miles from Bristol - with a View of the King-road and the Bristol Channel - and the opposite coast of Wales (Bray album) RMG PT2035

L(or)d de Cliffords house at Kings Weston 5 miles from Bristol - with ...

L[or]d de Cliffords house at Kings Weston 5 miles from Bristol - with a View of the King-road and the Bristol Channel - and the opposite coast of Wales [Bray album]No. 60 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) Although this... More

Male figure in military uniform (Bray album) RMG PT2046

Male figure in military uniform (Bray album) RMG PT2046

Male figure in military uniform [Bray album] No. 71 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) This appears to be a drawing of an military officer in a plain greenish greatcoat, with a cane and in riding boots. Since it is asso... More

Man carrying a sack (Bray album) RMG PT1988

Man carrying a sack (Bray album) RMG PT1988

Man carrying a sack [Bray album] No. 13 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) Dated and signed 'Oct 74 AVprGB' (to the life by Gabriel Bray), this was almost certainly observed in London while Bray was on his way to join t... More

Man having his shoes polished (Bray album) RMG PT1987

Man having his shoes polished (Bray album) RMG PT1987

Man having his shoes polished [Bray album] No. 12 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) Dated and signed 'Oct 74 AVprGB' (to the life by Gabriel Bray) this is another telling social vignette of town life, probably seen in ... More

Oriental seaman with his left leg tucked behind his head (Bray album) RMG PT2019

Oriental seaman with his left leg tucked behind his head (Bray album) ...

Oriental seaman with his left leg tucked behind his head [Bray album] No. 44 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) Dated and signed 'March 75 AVpGB' (to the life by Gabriel Bray), this drawing presumably shows a young seam... More

Plan and two sections of a proposed dockyard, possibly at Deal (Bray album) RMG PT2037

Plan and two sections of a proposed dockyard, possibly at Deal (Bray a...

Plan and two sections of a proposed dockyard, possibly at Deal [Bray album] No. 62 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) This is an extremely detailed proposal, to a scale measuring 120 feet and with a lettered key, for a ... More

Profile of a middle-aged man with a pigtail (Bray album) RMG PT2003

Profile of a middle-aged man with a pigtail (Bray album) RMG PT2003

Profile of a middle-aged man with a pigtail [Bray album] No. 28 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) The tightly bound 'queue' suggests this may be an older seaman or ex-seaman. If sketched ashore in mid-1774 it might be ... More

Seaman leaning on a gun on the 'Pallas' (Bray album) RMG PT1999

Seaman leaning on a gun on the 'Pallas' (Bray album) RMG PT1999

Seaman leaning on a gun on the 'Pallas' [Bray album] No. 24 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) A view on the 'Pallas's' fo'c'sle at sea, looking forward over one of her chase guns, with the starboard clew of her fore-co... More

Seamen painting a jolly boat (Bray album) RMG PT1984

Seamen painting a jolly boat (Bray album) RMG PT1984

Seamen painting a jolly boat [Bray album] No. 9 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) A drawing signed 'AdVprGB July 74' (to the life by Gabriel Bray) showing two men working on a jolly boat (the smallest boat warships gen... More

Seamen relaxing on the Pallas (Bray album) RMG PT2023

Seamen relaxing on the Pallas (Bray album) RMG PT2023

Seamen relaxing on the Pallas [Bray album] No. 48 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) Dated and signed on the backing sheet 'April 75 AVpGB' (to the life by Gabriel Bray), this may have been drawn on the 'Pallas's transa... More

Self-portrait of Lieutenant Gabriel Bray shaving (Bray album) RMG PT2024

Self-portrait of Lieutenant Gabriel Bray shaving (Bray album) RMG PT20...

Self-portrait of Lieutenant Gabriel Bray shaving [Bray album] No. 49 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) Dated and signed on the backing sheet 'March 75 AVpGB' (to the life by Gabriel Bray). This is one of two such self-... More

Self-portrait of Lieutenant Gabriel Bray sketching in watercolours (Bray album) RMG PT2025

Self-portrait of Lieutenant Gabriel Bray sketching in watercolours (Br...

Self-portrait of Lieutenant Gabriel Bray sketching in watercolours [Bray album] No. 50 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) A drawing, dated and signed on the backing sheet 'April 75 AVprGB' (to the life by Gabriedl Bray)... More

Sketch of a bison (Bray album) RMG PT2012

Sketch of a bison (Bray album) RMG PT2012

Sketch of a bison [Bray album] No. 37 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) While this drawing has the appearance of an American bison it is not clear how Bray could have seen one and it is more probably African, and sketc... More

Three soldiers in uniform (Bray album) RMG PT2047

Three soldiers in uniform (Bray album) RMG PT2047

Three soldiers in uniform [Bray album] No. 72 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) With the possible exception of the man in red, these appear to be continental - possibly German - rather than British soldiers. This is on... More

Two male figures, one with a large cocked hat and a quizzing glass (Bray album) RMG PT2043

Two male figures, one with a large cocked hat and a quizzing glass (Br...

Two male figures, one with a large cocked hat and a quizzing glass [Bray album] No. 69 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) A caricature drawing of two men, the dandified one in the hat apparently of higher social status ... More

Two men walking past a woman asleep beside a wheelbarrow of fruit, which is being stolen by two small boys (Bray album) RMG PT1978

Two men walking past a woman asleep beside a wheelbarrow of fruit, whi...

Two men walking past a woman asleep beside a wheelbarrow of fruit, which is being stolen by two small boys [Bray album] No. 3 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) The woman is probably a street vendor, possibly in London ... More

Two small Royal Navy frigates (Bray album) RMG PT2030

Two small Royal Navy frigates (Bray album) RMG PT2030

Two small Royal Navy frigates [Bray album] No. 55 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) Dated and signed 'April 75 AVprGB' (to the life by Gabriel Bray). The ships mount about 11 guns a side, suggesting they are small firg... More

Venus and Cupid (Bray album) RMG PT2041

Venus and Cupid (Bray album) RMG PT2041

Venus and Cupid [Bray album] No. 66 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) A classical study of a female nude, presumably Venus, seated on a cloud and framed by a swathe of drape, holding an arrow aloft in her right hand. A... More

View up a river with wooded banks (Bray album) RMG PT1982

View up a river with wooded banks (Bray album) RMG PT1982

View up a river with wooded banks [Bray album] No. 7 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) While the location is unspecific, this appears to be a European landscape and may be a view near Deal, Kent, if it is related to o... More

A Ship Hove Down and Burning Off RMG BHC1116

A Ship Hove Down and Burning Off RMG BHC1116

A Ship Hove Down and Burning Off This is the only known surviving oil painting by Gabriel Bray (1750-1823). The vessel is probably naval, since a number of guns have been landed on the quay prior to her being ... More

Gabriel Bray (1746-1823) - A Ship Hove Down and Burning Off - BHC1116 - Royal Museums Greenwich

Gabriel Bray (1746-1823) - A Ship Hove Down and Burning Off - BHC1116 ...

Bray, Gabriel; A Ship Hove Down and Burning Off; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/a-ship-hove-down-and-burning-off-172669

Jeunes officiers dans leur cabine 1775

Jeunes officiers dans leur cabine 1775

Young officers (or cadets) in their cabin during a voyage. 1775.Français : Jeunes officiers (ou aspirants officiers) dans leur cabine pendant une traversée. 1775.

Matelot anglais au repos pendant traversee 1775

Matelot anglais au repos pendant traversee 1775

English sailor sitting for a long voyage. Sketch made by a crew member (1775).Français : Matelot anglais se reposant lors d'une traversée. Croquis fait par un membre de l'équipage (1775).

Soldat de marine et matelots au repos pendant une traversee 1775

Soldat de marine et matelots au repos pendant une traversee 1775

Marine sitting in the company of sailors during a voyage. Sketches drawn by a crew member. 1775Français : Soldat de marine se reposant en compagnie de matelots pendant une traversée. Croquis réalisé par une m... More

Soldat de marine et matelot pechant sur une ancre 1775

Soldat de marine et matelot pechant sur une ancre 1775

A Marine and a Seaman (sailor) fishing off the anchor onboard the Pallas in Senegal Road, January 1775Français : Soldat de marine et matelot pêchant sur une ancre lors d'un voyage vers la côte africaine. 1775.

Bray aboard Pallas

Bray aboard Pallas

Self-portrait of Lieutenant Gabriel Bray, HMS Pallas, 1774-75

Bray - ship hove down and burning off

Bray - ship hove down and burning off

Royal Navy vessel hove down to burn off a fouled hull

Marine and seaman fishing aboard Pallas

Marine and seaman fishing aboard Pallas

Marine and seaman fishing from the anchor of HMS Pallas, 1774

Pallas sailmaker 1774

Pallas sailmaker 1774

Sailmaker inspecting a hammock, HMS Pallas 1774

Gabriel Bray - Deserters -i.e. Desertas- taken on the spott from the Pallas, Decr 74 -Bray album-

Gabriel Bray - Deserters -i.e. Desertas- taken on the spott from the P...

No. 20 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) On two sheets of paper, joined vertically with the title and date inscribed below the drawing, on a backing slip, plus the signature 'p[er]GB' (by Gabriel Bray).

Gabriel Bray - a view of an island, from the Bray album

Gabriel Bray - a view of an island, from the Bray album

No. 34 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049) Public domain photograph of 18th-century watercolor paint, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A Marine asleep beneath a companionway on the 'Pallas' (Bray album) RMG PT2031

A Marine asleep beneath a companionway on the 'Pallas' (Bray album) RM...

Marine sitting in the company of sailors during a voyage. Sketches drawn by a crew member. 1775Français : Soldat de marine se reposant en compagnie de matelots pendant une traversée. Croquis réalisé par une m... More