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Entering Port

Catalog no. 0000494

Size27 Inches x 35 Inches
SignedSigned LR: J.W. Carmichael
DateCirca 1855

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About the artist

John Wilson Carmichael was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the son of a ship’s carpenter. As a youth he apprenticed to a shipbuilder, drawing and designing. He is known to have spent time at sea including voyages aboard adventure and beagle with Charles Darwin. He began painting in watercolors and his first oils appeared around 1825. His inspiration was usually found along the North Umbrian coast. Carmichael exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1835 to 1859 and at the British Institute from 1846 through 1852. He was noted for his ability to portray light in his paintings adding exceptional…

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