Description:
William John Huggins (United Kingdom, 1781-1845)
Portrait of the Seringapatam, Pioneer Ship of Green's Black Wall Line
Signed and dated "WJ Huggins/1840" l.l.
Oil on canvas, the three-masted vessel sailing left to right in choppy water, a smaller vessel beyond, 32 x 49 1/4 in., in a molded black-painted and parcel-gilt frame.
Condition: Laid down on Masonite, scattered spots and areas of inpainting, frame with losses.
Estimate $4,000-6,000
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