The Liverpool Pilot Schooner QUEEN

Catalog no. 0000937

MediumOil on Canvas
Size16 x 24 Inches
SignedSigned LR: J. Witham
DateCirca 1890

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About the artist

Witham was born in Bognor Regis, England, the son of a cabinet maker. He initially earned his living as a mariner and his early love of the sea remained with the artist throughout his life. In 1874, he moved ashore and brought his family to the important shipping port of Liverpool where he established himself as a marine painter, a profession he followed until his death in 1901. At this time, the top ship portraitist living in Liverpool was Samuel Walters. It is known that Witham's professional address was initially the same as Sam Walters' studio, 118 Bold Street, and suggests an early…

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