School of Peter Monamy (British, 1681-
1749)
London Harbor
Unsigned, identified on a presentation plaque
and a label from the St. Botolph Club, Boston,
affixed to the reverse.
Oil on canvas, 11 3/4 x 13 7/8 in. (29.8 x
35.2 cm), in a Hermann Dudley Murphy for
Carrig-Rohane Shop Inc./R.C. Vose Arts &
Crafts frame.
Condition: Lined, retouch, craquelure, minor
skinning.
Exhibitions: Romance of the Sea, St. Botolph
Club, Boston, April 10 to June 7, 2002.
$2,000-2,500
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Attributed to Samuel Walters (British, 1811-
1882)
Ship Ellen Brooks, Off Holyhead,
Homeward Bound, 1839
Unsigned, identified on a presentation plaque.
Oil on canvas, 23 x 36 in. (58.5 x 91.5 cm),
framed.
Condition: Lined, retouch, scattered paint
losses, craquelure, surface grime.
Provenance: By descent within the family of
R.D. Shepherd, the ship’s owner.
N.B. The vessel pictured here was built for
R.D. Shepherd in Medford, Massachusetts,
in 1834. It is named for the owner’s daughter,
Ellen Shepherd Brooks, whose portrait by
Thomas Sully is offered in this auction as Lot
382.
This popular composition might be called a
“bon voyage” image. The Ellen Brooks, having
safely left Liverpool seventy miles astern, is
seen off Holyhead Mountain preparing to alter
course by almost ninety degrees toward the
South Stack Lighthouse seen on the right. The
stern view of the vessel on the right indicates
she has made the change of course and is
well on her way to a clear run down to Tuskar
Lighthouse and the safety of the open sea.
According to family tradition the painting was
done by Samuel Walters (1811-1882). For
more information about the Liverpool School
and Walters see: A.S. Davidson, Samuel
Walters-Marine Artist Fifty Years of Sea, Sail,
& Steam.
We would like to thank Charles Lanagan for
his assistance in describing the composition
above.
$5,500-7,500
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