19th-Century British School, Portrait Of The Fully-Rigged Clan Mackenzie

19th-Century British School, Portrait Of The Fully-Rigged Clan MackenzieThis late 19th century British oil painting depicts the Clan Mackenzie, a fully rigged three masted sailing ship. Built in 1882 for Thomas Dunlop and Son of Glasgow, Scotland, this impressive iron hulled vessel led a life of service before its demise during World War I. Launched from the well known shipyard of Robert Duncan and Co Ltd, Port Glasgow, the Clan Mackenzie was over 250 feet long and weighed 1,597 net tons. Regarded as the fastest in her

The painting is housed within a vintage wooden frame and inscribed on the reverse

Labels & Inscriptions: Name and title plaque attached to the reverse

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Exhibited in 1941 at the Société Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels along with an interior scene

he became a solid contributor to the Parisian art scene and settled in Montmartre

Perhaps stop reading for a while and consider the licentious implications of this little tale…

William James Ward (1800-1840) is known to have studied under his father and became a mezzotint engraver to King George IV

It’s a moment the artist enjoyed

this pair hung proudly in a plush Austrian home and although their identities have been lost to history

the flowers spring forth and grow

This was half the amount given to her younger sister

His depictions of animals were imbued with beauty and scientific accuracy in equal measure