The signal

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Andrew Carrick Gow, R.A., (1848-1920)
The signal
signed and dated 'A.C.GOW 1898' (lower right) and ''The Signal' Andrew C. Gow 15 Grove End Road NW' (on the reverse) and further inscribed 'A.C.Gow Esq RA 15 Grove End R^d 1899' (on an old label on the reverse)
oil on canvas
24 1/8 x 36¼ in. (61.3 x 92.1 cm.)

Exhibited

London, Royal Academy, 1898, no. 700.

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Lot Essay

Gow was a Scot who liked to paint subjects relating to the Jacobite cause. In 1897, the year before this painting was exhibited, he showed a picture entitled 'Waiting for Prince Charlie' at the Royal Academy (no. 97). In the present work, the two men on the sands are too well dressed to be smugglers: the presence of a third horse suggests they are preparing to receive ashore a person of some importance from the ship to which they are signalling.

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