William Pitt, 19th Century
The Two Sisters of Portsmouth at Bosham
signed with monogram and dated '1831' (lower centre)
oil on canvas
24 x 17in. (61 x 43.2cm.)
Lot Essay
The Two Sisters was a schooner built at Bosham in 1882 by T. Smart, who managed a small fleet of schooners and brigantines which carried coal from the north to Chichester harbour.