Antique Seascape Watercolour Shipping Goulston Harbour Norfolk by Thomas Bush Hardy British 1842-1897
A busy scene with numerous boats negotiating choppy waters off Goulston Habour, Norfolk.
A well painted study with great attention to detail. Gallery label verso certifying the authenticity, with title from Vectis fine arts, Isle of Wight.
Signed and dated lower right 1891, presented within a good quality glazed gilt frame which bears small losses, and double mount.
Size to include frame: H39.4cm L47.4cm Image only: H14.2cm L23.7cm
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Hardy was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, on 3 May 1842. As a young man he travelled in the Netherlands and Italy.
In 1884 Hardy was elected a Member of the Royal Society of British Artists. He exhibited with the Society and also at the
... Royal Academy. His paintings feature coastal scenes in England and the Netherlands, the French Channel ports and the Venetian Lagoon.
He died on 15 December 1897 in Maida Vale, London, and was buried in an unmarked grave on the eastern side of Highgate Cemetery.
Hardy had nine children. His son, Dudley Hardy, was a painter, illustrator and poster designer. His daughter, Dorothy, received an MBE after working as a nurse in the First World War.
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1205328
Dateline of this antique is 19th Century
Height is 39.4cm (15.5inches)Width is 47.4cm (18.7inches)Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)
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