1844 - George Lothian Hall - The Unknown Soldier - Gibraltar
George Lothian Hall was born in England 1825 and died in Wales in 1888. He was fundamentally a water colour painter who specialised in naval scenes. He was active in London between 1856 and 1878 and exhibited at the Royal Academy and at Suffolk Street Galleries. Two of his watercolours are in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
However, all the pictures shown below date from 1843 and 1844. In other words they were created when he was either 18 or 19 years old and before he had become a well known artist. The dates also suggest that he lived in Gibraltar for at the very least a year.
The question is - what was he doing in Gibraltar at the time? The subject matter of his paintings suggest that he was a soldier - perhaps a junior subaltern - attached the 48th Regiment.
The Rock from Algeciras
Algeciras from Montagu Curtain, Gibraltar
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Gibraltar from Cabrita Point - Punta Carnero
Gibraltar from the Alameda in San Roque
South Barracks - The gardens in the foreground are probably part of an area then known as the Vineyard (see LINK)
Commercial Wharf and the Spanish Lines in the distance
Officers Quarters, Casemates
Rosia Bay with Algeciras in the distance. The round tower on the right is unusual in that its purpose is unknown
View from the window, Casemates - presumably from Hall's own residence
Casemates - 48th Regiment unloading. The mules, cart and driver are probably members of 'Los Careterros del Rey', a transport unit manned by local men. The stork, bottom right, is decidedly odd as storks are not known to nest in Gibraltar
A mystica off Gibraltar
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Europa Point with Djebal Musa (see LINK) on the opposite side of the Strait
The Rock from the North Front Guard Room
King's Bastion and the Club House Hotel (See LINK)
O'Hara's Tower - This 'folly', was built in the early 19th century on the orders of General O'Hara the Governor of the day - It was demolished in 1887 (See LINK)
Djebal Musa on the African coast from the Military Hospital. The carts and men are also probably from 'Los Carreteros del Rey'
The view from Tarifa Point
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Gibraltar from Cabrita Point - Punta Carnero
Gibraltar from the Alameda in San Roque
South Barracks - The gardens in the foreground are probably part of an area then known as the Vineyard (see LINK)
Commercial Wharf and the Spanish Lines in the distance
Officers Quarters, Casemates
Rosia Bay with Algeciras in the distance. The round tower on the right is unusual in that its purpose is unknown
View from the window, Casemates - presumably from Hall's own residence
Casemates - 48th Regiment unloading. The mules, cart and driver are probably members of 'Los Careterros del Rey', a transport unit manned by local men. The stork, bottom right, is decidedly odd as storks are not known to nest in Gibraltar
A mystica off Gibraltar
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Europa Point with Djebal Musa (see LINK) on the opposite side of the Strait
The Rock from the North Front Guard Room
King's Bastion and the Club House Hotel (See LINK)
O'Hara's Tower - This 'folly', was built in the early 19th century on the orders of General O'Hara the Governor of the day - It was demolished in 1887 (See LINK)
Djebal Musa on the African coast from the Military Hospital. The carts and men are also probably from 'Los Carreteros del Rey'
The view from Tarifa Point