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Painting - Maritime painting, 1837

  • Painting of a sailing ship with full sail, near land, with small row boat in foreground, figures inside it.

    Upright, view of front

  • Signature is difficult to read

    Close up of signature, bottom right corner

  • Painting of a sailing ship with full sail, near land, with small row boat in foreground, figures inside it.
  • Signature is difficult to read

Historical information

Research is currently being undertaken on this maritime painting.

Physical description

Painting behind glass, depicting P & O ship WILLIAM FAWCETT. Gold painted frame, gold matte. Signed N. P. Wilkinson ("on" at end of signature is obscured by matte). Inscriptions on back paper of frame.

Inscriptions & markings

Signature on bottom right "N.P. WILKINSO - - " is partly obscured by the gold matte that covers the last letters "ON". (is artist Norman Wilkinson?)
Inscription on paper on back of painting has pencil writing "24-ID 3/4/905" Also has a white sticker with pen writing "55"

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