James Edward Buttersworth (1817-1894)

Ariel with Josephine Behind

Details

James Edward Buttersworth (1817-1894)
Ariel with Josephine Behind
signed 'J.E. Buttersworth' (lower right)--inscribed 'Ariel/Built 1849' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
22 x 30¼ in. (55.9 x 76.8 cm.)

Provenance

Private collection, Montecito, California, circa 1900.
By descent to the present owner.

Lot Essay

The present works depict two commercial vessels: the Ariel, a British Barkentine used for coastal trade, which was built in 1849 and was part of the Freeman Line, a well known English shipping company; and the Josephine, a British Brigantine, used for trans-oceanic voyages.

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