Mansion House Antiques & Fine Art has dated this piece to the 18th Century.
LABEL VERSO READS
There is a travel label on the back of the portrait which reads:
Property of Miss F C Bailey April 29th 1839
Passenger Per Jupiter
From (St) Petersburg to London
HISTORY OF THE LINER JUPITER.
Built by John Scott & Sons in the Greenock yard UK.
The vessel was constructed mainly of wood and had a gross tonnage weight of 610,with a length of 158 feet.
Powered by simple steam engines which were built by Scott Sinclair & Co again in Greenock UK.
This vessel was a paddle steamer and could reach up to 9 knots in speed.
1835 Completed as Jupiter for St.George Steam Packet Co,Dublin for their Liverpool/Newry service.
Jupiter was the supreme god in the ancient Roman patheon.Was transferred in 1836 to Dublin/Glasgow trade and ownership transferred to Cork Steamship Co.
1846 Badly damaged running aground in the Avon on the Bristol service.
1847 Purchased by James Hartley,London,a director of P&O & was then chartered to the Peninsular & Oriental
Steam Navigation Co,who bought the vessel in 1848.
1848 At Corunna until 11th March withgale damage.
1851 At Corunna until 24th Jan after engine breakdown
1851 One return voyage Southampton to Constantinople.
1852 Reportedly sold to the North of Europe Steam Navigation Company for a service to St.Petersburg.
OUR LABEL & RECORD DIFFERS BY CONFIRMING THIS VESSEL MADE A TRIP TO ST.PETERSBURG IN 1839.
1852 Sold eventually to ship breakers.
CONDITION
Recently cleaned and lightly restored.
FRAME
A very heavy solid hand made oak frame from around a similar period,being very distressed due to age.
MEASUREMENTS(Including Frame)
Height 28 Inches
Width 25 Inches
Depth 2 Inches.
ACTUAL IMAGE SIZE
Height 18 Inches
Width 15 Inches
DATE
Estimated to be around 1790 (Very late 18thc)
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Mansion House Antiques & Fine Art has dated this piece to the 18th Century.
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18th Century Dutch Flemish School Oil Portrait on Board of a Lady Wearing Ruff Collar & Presented in a Hand Crafted Heavy Oak Distressed Frame 25 X 28 Ins
