British School, 
mid 19th century- 
St Paul's Church, Barbados; 
pencil and wash on 'Whatman'...

British School, 
mid 19th century- 

St Paul's Church, Barbados; 

pencil and wash on 'Whatman' watermarked paper, titled 'Church at Barbados - where Captn (Eustace) d'Eyncourt is buried' (on the mount), bears date '1842' (on the mount), and bears inscription 'EdE' demarcating Captain d'Eyncourt's tomb, 21.5 x 30.2 cm. 

Provenance: 
Private Collection, Italy. 

Note: 
This work has traditionally been attributed to Michel-Jean Cazabon (1813-1888), with whose oeuvre it bears stylistic similarities. Cazabon was, however, in Europe in 1842 and so the hand behind this charming drawing is yet to be identified. 

Captain Eustace Alexander Tennyson d'Eyncourt (1816-1842) was the son of the Right Honourable Charles Tennyson d'Eyncourt of Bayons Manor in Tealby, a British politician, landowner and Member of Parliament for Stamford and for Lambeth (as well as being known for his social pretensions and his graceless behaviour towards his nephew, the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson). Eustace was expelled from Sandhurst College after an affray with some of the inhabitants of nearby Bagshot. He subsequently gained a Commission in the 46th Regiment of Foot, serving at Maghera, County Derry, Ireland in August 1835 and Barbados in 1842. Tragically, he died of yellow fever, aged only 25, shortly after arriving in Barbados in 1842. 

St Paul's Anglican Church is located along the south western coast of the island of Barbados in the parish of St Michael. Known as the 'Chapel in the Bay', the church was first built in 1831 by Bishop William Hart Coleridge. On August 11, 1831, a tremendous hurricane ravaged the island and St Paul’s Church was completely destroyed, except for one window. In a written account at the time, it was stated that 'St. Paul’s Chapel, so lately finished, and which for chaste design and architectural beauty was unequalled by any edifice in the island, was completely demolished, not the smallest portion of the walls remaining except the front part of the western porch.' This setback was met with determination by Bishop Coleridge and his St Paul’s flock to rebuild the church as soon as possible. Plans were soon made to build a larger church, and under the direction of architect Thomas Anglim, the church was rebuilt in 1833.