Rhyanon Demery
Head of Sale
Lot 25
William Mitchell of Maryport(1806-1900)Launch of the Collingwood from Kelsick Wood Yard, Maryport
7 October 2015, 14:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £7,500 inc. premium
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William Mitchell of Maryport (1806-1900)
Launch of the Collingwood from Kelsick Wood Yard, Maryport
signed and dated W. MITCHELL/1884' (lower left) and bears two other signatures 'W. BROWN' (lower left) and 'JENKINSON/LIVERPOOL/1819' (lower centre)
oil on canvas
70.5 x 107cm (27 3/4 x 42 1/8in).
signed and dated W. MITCHELL/1884' (lower left) and bears two other signatures 'W. BROWN' (lower left) and 'JENKINSON/LIVERPOOL/1819' (lower centre)
oil on canvas
70.5 x 107cm (27 3/4 x 42 1/8in).
Footnotes
Provenance
The Estate of Baroness James (P.D. James).
A photograph of the original canvas before it was lined shows an inscription on the reverse that reads as follows: "Launch of the Collingwood" from the/yard. Keswick [sic] Wood Maryport/ This picture copied from the original/ by permission of Wilton Wood Esq./ Painted in 1819 by W. Brown Maryport/and Jenkinson of Liverpool/ W Mitchell Maryport 1884'
According to "The Artists of Cumbria" by Marshall Hall, William Mitchell was the most talented of Cumbria's latter day marine artists. Born in Maryport , he was possibly a pupil of William Brown
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