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Artist: Henry Stratton Bush
March 2010
The present three watercolour drawings of Trinidad date from 1857 and 1858.
The artist, Henry Stratton Bush, clearly worked with Michel Jean Cazabon in Trinidad in 1857 - their renderings of "Maracas Waterfall" are almost identical, particularly the perspective from which they are painted.
It was not at all unusual for military personnel posted in the colonies to be proficient in watercolour drawing. In the absence of the "Kodak camera" the persons stationed abroad used to make drawings to take home with them to be able to show their families and friends where they had been.
The present three, however, are exceptional in their quality. We have seen many works completed by military personnel posted here - but these three are by far the highest quality -the Maracas Waterfall drawing as good as any Cazabon painting.
HENRY STRATTON BUSH (British, 19th Century)
Henry Stratton Bush was one of a long line of amateur artists recording their travels in the mid 19th Century.
A lieutenant, promoted to Major, he served in the 41st Foot, the Welsh Regiment, The regiment arrived in Malta, February 1853, on the Troopship Simoom from Corfu along with 42 women and 65 children.
He went on to fight in the Crimean War and was slightly wounded at the second Battle of Inkermann, 5th November 1854.
His drawings, sketches and watercolours of Trinidad, the Mediterranean, Black' Sea, Europe and the West Indies include important contemporary views of the Hospital at Scutari, Constantinople, the battle of Alma, and St James Barracks, Trinidad.
Henry Stratton Bush
Maracs Waterfall, Trinidad 1857
watercolour
10 x 7.5"
Henry Stratton Bush
St James Barracks, Trinidad 1858
watercolour
6.5 x 10"
Henry Stratton Bush
St Ann's Valley, St Ann's, Trinidad 1858
watercolour
6 x 8"
