George Vincent (1796-1831)
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George Vincent (1796-1831)

A view of Lowestoft lighthouse, with figures in the foreground and the Stanford Channel beyond

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George Vincent (1796-1831)
A view of Lowestoft lighthouse, with figures in the foreground and the Stanford Channel beyond
oil on canvas
19 x 27 in. (48.3 x 68.6 cm.)
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Lot Essay

George Vincent exhibited his first pictures with the Norwich Society of Artists in 1811, receiving tuition from John Crome.
The present work is a view of Lowestoft lighthouse, built to guide small ships in to port along the Stanford Channel, now no longer extant. The low-light was constructed out of wood in 1779, but by 1874 the traditional system of oil-lamp burners was replaced with paraffin lights, new optics and a revolving lens.

We are grateful to Dr Peter Kennedy-Scott for his help with the cataloguing of this picture.

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