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Victorian Oil Painting Barquentine Ship Charles James Off Dunkirk

£2,950    $3,625    €3,504
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1 Fine Large Antique Victorian 19th Century French Work of Art Oil Painting Marine Barquentine Ship Charles James Off Dunkirk By Henry Versailles.
 
Subject seascape marine portrait of the British 3 masted Barquentine sailing ship Charles James rigged in full sail portrayed in side profile sailing along facing towards the left side in rough choppy seas off the coast of Dunkirk France. With sailor figures on deck and the name of the vessel showing by the bow. The British Union Jack flag and 6 other ensign flags can be seen hoisted on the stern, middle & bow masts. With mainly clear blue sky showing overhead. A black buoy which has the number 7 on it can see in the lower foreground. To the far right towards the bow of the ship you can view a steamship in the distance, on the other flank are shoreline views showing the entrance to the port of Dunkirk in France.
 
Such a fascinating nautical scene.
 
Title '' Portrait of the Barquentine Charles James off Dunkirk with skipper Captain William Johnson''.
 
Signed in red on the bottom area by the known French artist Henri Versailles (c.1850-95).
 
Oil on canvas back with a board cover.
 
Provenance ship biography & label verso.
 
A good size with the frame being 75 cm wide and 57.5 cm high.
 
Set in a traditional later gilt frame.
 
Circa Late 19th Century Victorian era dated 1885.
 
Henri Versailles is a 19th Century French artist. Henri Versailles''s work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging depending on the size and medium of the artwork.
 
A barquentine or schooner barque (alternatively ''barkentine'' or ''schooner bark'') is a sailing vesselwith three or more masts; with a square rigged foremast and fore-and-aft rigged main, mizzen and any other masts.
 
While a full-rigged ship is square-rigged on all three masts, and the barque is square-rigged except for the mizzen-mast, the barquentine extends the principle by making only the foremast square-rigged. The advantages of...
Antique #SA998879, shown on this page, originates from the victorian Era. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was made:
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