Artists have long been drawn to Oman's picturesque settlements and dramatic landscapes. During the 1840s and 1850s, Charles Golding Constable, second son of the British painter John Constable, made a series of watercolour sketches of coastal Oman and other locations in the Gulf in his role as a maritime surveyor for the East India Company. This large-format volume reproduces 29 of his watercolours, along with his acclaimed 1860 chart of the Gulf, and a full facsimile and transcript of the commonplace book that he kept on his voyages. This collection is on long-term loan from Sheikh Fahad bin Abdullah bin Ali al-Araimi at the National Museum ? Sultanate of Oman. Impressions of Oman & the Gulf is written by J.E. Peterson, a leading historian of the region, and his fascinating introduction provides a biographical portrait of Constable and the historical context of his artworks. AUTHORS: Dr J.E. Peterson is an historian and political analyst specialising in the Arabian Peninsula and Gulf. He is the author of three books on Oman, with another forthcoming. H.E. Jamal al-Moosawi is Secretary-General of The National Museum ? Sultanate of Oman. SELLING POINTS: . Fascinating watercolour sketches of Oman and Persian Gulf in the 1840s and 1850s by the maritime surveyor Charles Golding Constable, second son of English painter John Constable . Authoritative text by leading historian of the region brings to life the 19th-century exploration of the Gulf by the British East India Company and includes biographical portrait of Charles Golding Constable . Includes a facsimile and full transcript of Constable's commonplace book that he kept on his voyages 150 colour illustrations
