WILLIAM JOHN HUGGINS* (BRITISH, 1781-1845)

AN EAST INDIAMAN OF A TYPE CALLED A BLACKWALL FRIGATE, SHOWN IN TWO POSITIONS, SIGNALING FOR A PILOT OFF DOVER

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WILLIAM JOHN HUGGINS* (BRITISH, 1781-1845)
AN EAST INDIAMAN OF A TYPE CALLED A BLACKWALL FRIGATE, SHOWN IN TWO POSITIONS, SIGNALING FOR A PILOT OFF DOVER
SIGNED AND DATED '1844' LOWER LEFT
OIL ON CANVAS
42 X 60IN. (108 X 153CM.)

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THE BLACKWALL FRIGATE WAS AN IMPROVED TYPE OF EAST INDIAMAN DEVELOPED BY RICHARD GREEN IN HIS BLACKWALL YARD, WHICH INVOLVED THE SUPPRESSION ON THE COACH ON THE AFTER-END OF THE QUARTER-DECK, WHICH WAS ITSELF EXTENDED.

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