English School, circa 1840, HMS Spider and HMS Rose at anchor in Guanabara Bay off Rio de Janeiro, Corcovado beyond

English School, circa 1840
HMS Spider and HMS Rose at anchor in Guanabara Bay off Rio de Janeiro, Corcovado beyond
inscribed 'View of Rio.- / The Spider.- / The Rose' on the reverse
pencil and watercolour on card
unframed
91⁄2 x 113⁄4in. (24.1 x 19.7cm.)
HMS Spider was a six-gun schooner built at Chatham in 1835 to a design by Sir Robert Seppings. She served in South America before becoming an engine fitters' vessel at Plymouth in 1855. HMS Rose was a wooden sloop built in 1821. She was on the South American station between 1838 and 1842. The ships are seen off the downtown central district (Centro) of Rio de Janiero, on the western shore of Guanabara Bay.