William John Huggins (1781-1845)

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William John Huggins (1781-1845)

The Calypso, dismasted and jury - rigged after storm damage, being offered assistance by an American brig

signed and dated 'W.J. Huggins 1838'; oil on canvas
29 x 41in. (74 x 105cm.)

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The Calypso was a 286 ton copper-hulled barque built in Sunderland in 1833. Her owner was a Mr Wilkinson and she sailed with Mr. Cromartie as her master. She sailed the London to Barbados route and disappears from Lloyd's Register in 1843.