Peter Monamy (1681–1749)

• Was an English marine painter.
• He was the last of the five known children, all born in London, of Pierre Monamy, and his English wife, Dorothy Gilbert.
• The Monamy family had been prominent merchants and residents of Guernsey since the 1560s.
• On 3 September 1696, Peter Monamy, aged 15, was bound as an apprentice for seven years by indenture to William Clark, a former Master of the Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers.
• In "Wine and Walnuts", William Henry Pyne mentions that Monamy served his apprenticeship on London Bridge, and that he exhibited his works in the window of his shop.
• On 6 October 1708, Monamy registered an apprentice, Henry Kirby, who was bound to him for seven years by indenture.
• During his final years a significant number of Monamy's paintings can be closely associated with the naval exploits.
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