Samuel SCOTT (1702-1772) et George LAMBERT (1700-1765)
Shipping off Mount Edgecumbe
c.1765
oil on canvas
24 1/2 x 41 1/2 inches
George Lambert (1700 – 30 November 1765) was an English landscape artist and theatre scene painter.
With Richard Wilson he is recognised as a pioneer of English landscape in art. Lambert was born in Kent and studied art under Warner Hassells and John Wootton, soon attracting attention by the quality of his landscape painting. He painted many large and fine landscapes in the style of Gaspar Poussin or Salvator Rosa. Many of his landscapes were finely engraved by François Vivares, James Mason (1710–1785), and others, including a set of views of Plymouth and Mount
Edgcumbe painted conjointly with Samuel Scott. Samuel Scott (1702 – 12 October 1772) was a British landscape painter known for his riverside scenes and seascapes.
Scott was born in London and began painting around 1720. He started as a maritime artist, painting men-of-war and other ships on calm seas in the style of Willem van de Velde, many of whose drawings he owned. In his collaborations with George Lambert, Scott painted the ships, Lambert the buildings and landscape. Mount Edgcumbe 885 acres (3.58 km2) Country Park is listed as grade one on the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens and is one of four designated country parks in Cornwall, England. The park is perched on the Rame Peninsula, overlooking Plymouth Sound and the River Tamar. The park has been famous since the 18th century when the Edgcumbe family created formal gardens, temples, follies and woodlands around their imposing Tudor house.
The artist's thorough knowledge and precise depiction of sailing vessels were always admired and we remark a particular attention has been given to the rendering of the sea in our work. This painting is delicate, spirited and finished in handling, and correct in the drawing of the vessels and their rigging. The ships are portrayed by Scott with great accuracy and are precise guides available to the appearance of 18th-century ships.