The full-rigger Chieftain of Bangor outward bound from Liverpool off Great Orme's Head, North Wales

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George Hewin (c.1840)
The full-rigger Chieftain of Bangor outward bound from Liverpool off Great Orme's Head, North Wales
signed, inscribed and dated 'The ship Chieftain of Bangor Palm... stump in the distance of the Great Orms Head/George Hewin pinx/1841' (centre)
oil on canvas, unframed
27¾ x 36 in. (70.5 x 91.4 cm.)

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Lot Essay

The full-rigged Chieftain, 325 tons, was built at Montreal in 1826. By 1841, she was owned by A. & J. Smith of Belfast who traded her out of Liverpool to Quebec and the U.S.A.

Portrayed in starboard profile, the ship is sailing close-hauled with the outline of the Great Orme visible under the bowsprit. Identification comes from the name at the bow, and is confirmed in the lower marginal inscription and the Marryat Code hoist 1st distinguishing pendant at the foremast, and the flags 7,5,1, at the mainmast.

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