About this objectThis group of four preparatory sketches were made for an oil painting commissioned by the War Artists’ Advisory Committee.
During the First World War, Steer was recruited by Lord Beaverbrook to paint the Royal Navy at Dover. In 1931, he was awarded the Order of Merit which he accepted reluctantly. He had previously rejected a knighthood.
Steer’s Order of Merit medal awarded by King George IV can also be found in the Williamson collection.
MakerSteer, Philip Wilson (1860-1942)
Maker Roledraughtsman & painter
Date Made1918
Period20th century
Medium and Materialsmedium: pencil
support: paper
Place MadeDover, England
Style and IconographyLandscape
Style and IconographyEnglish landscape
Techniquepencil on paper
Measurementsmedium height: 24cm
medium width: 37cm
Subject and Association KeywordsWorld War I
Subject and Association KeywordsFirst World War
Subject and Association Keywordscoastal
Credit LinePurchased from the artist's studio sale with the aid of the NACF and the Dr Stansfield Bequest, 1942
