SHIPPING OFF THE SOUTH COAST

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GEORGE CHAMBERS (1803-1840)
SHIPPING OFF THE SOUTH COAST
SIGNED 'G CHAMBERS' (LOWER RIGHT)
OIL ON CANVAS
19¾ X 30 IN. (50.2 X 76.2 CM.)

Provenance

WITH OSCAR & PETER JOHNSON LTD., LONDON.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Sale room notice

WE ARE GRATEFUL TO MICHAEL NAXTON FOR SUGGESTING THAT THE VIEW SHOWS THE OLD TYNEMOUTH LIGHTHOUSE AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE RIVER TYNE, WITH A GUARDSHIP FIRING A SALUTE BEYOND.

Lot Essay

GEORGE CHAMBERS WAS BORN IN WHITBY IN 1803, THE SON OF A SAILOR. WHEN CHAMBERS WAS TWELVE, HIS FATHER APPRENTICED HIM AS A SAILOR IN THE BRIG EQUITY, BUT HE SOON RETURNED TO WHITBY WHERE HE JOINED A LOCAL SHIP PAINTER'S BUSINESS. IN 1820, CHAMBERS LEFT FOR LONDON AND GAINED AN IMPORTANT PATRON IN CHRISTOPHER CRAWFORD, A WHITBY MAN WHO KEPT THE WATERMAN'S ARMS AT WAPPING. IN LONDON HE UNDERTOOK A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT COMMISSIONS INCLUDING THE 'BOMBARDMENT OF ALGIERS' FOR THE GREENWICH HOSPITAL GALLERY IN 1836. CHAMBERS DIED OF TUBERCULOSIS IN 1840.

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