Lot Essay
This is a watercolour version of Alexander Johnston's 1858 oil The Press Gang, in the Ferens Art Gallery, Hull.
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The press gang
Details
A.R. Smith, 19th Century
The press gang
signed and inscribed 'THE PRESS GANG/A R Smith Pinxit' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white and with gum arabic, on paper
23 x 17 ¼ in. (58.4 x 43.8 cm.)
The press gang
signed and inscribed 'THE PRESS GANG/A R Smith Pinxit' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white and with gum arabic, on paper
23 x 17 ¼ in. (58.4 x 43.8 cm.)
Sale room notice
Please note the description for this lot should read A.R. Smith, 19th Century, and not as printed in the catalogue.