Ship Portrait

George Mears (British, active 1860–1895) Portrait of the Steamship "Rouen", 1888 Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right Canvas: 26" w x 16.25" h Frame: 31.5" w x 21.75" h A cri...

This oil is a classic example of Jacobsen's work from his best period done way before 1900. In these oils the water is done with great sense of naturalism, due to his constant exper...

These included Disaster Scenes, Sentimental Images, Sports, Humor, Hunting Scenes, Politics, Religion, City and Rural Scenes, Trains, Ships, Fire Fighters, Famous Race Horses, Histor...

William Dunnage (1809–1870) was a highly esteemed British marine artist of the 19th century who specialized in intricately detailed ship portraits and evocative coastal scenes. Opera...

Henry Scott, R.S.A (British, 1911–2005) Henry Scott was a British marine painter specializing in maritime and coastal subjects, particularly ship portraits of British and American c...

There he found a ready market amongst the ship owners and captains who commissioned him to paint portraits of their ships.

We have various works by him included in our collection, most of these are ship portraits, but this one in particular is special.

This striking surreal maritime oil painting presents a powerful visual dialogue between a majestic tall ship battling rolling seas and the haunting visage of an old sea captain emerg...

In addition to landscapes, harbors, and cityscapes, ship portraits make up a large part of Frits Goosen's oeuvre.

In addition to landscapes, harbors, and cityscapes, ship portraits make up a large part of Frits Goosen's oeuvre.

In addition to landscapes, harbors, and cityscapes, ship portraits make up a large part of Frits Goosen's oeuvre.

In addition to landscapes, harbors, and cityscapes, ship portraits make up a large part of Frits Goosen's oeuvre.

19th century portrait of a cabin boy with ship in the distance.

Henry Scott, R.S.A (British, 1911–2005) Henry Scott was a British marine painter specializing in maritime and coastal subjects, particularly ship portraits of British and American c...

Pellegrin worked and lived in Marseilles, France. His main motifs are ship portraits of sailing vessels and occasional steamers.

He specialized in highly detailed ship portraits ('captain’s paintings') of large sailing vessels in Scandinavian waters.

China Trade portrait of an English or American ship captain, formally dressed in a dark coat and a white cravate.

Operating from Driftwood Studio at Royal Clarence Yard in Gosport, Hampshire, his professional sea-going background directly informs his detailed historical and modern ship portraits...

FRANÇOIS MATHURIN ADALBERT, BARON DE COURCY (1805-1839) 'Le Negrito à l’ancre. Dans le port de la havanne' Indistinctly signed lower left Titled on the mount Pencil and watercolo...

Today, Harwood’s culturally significant documentations of Great Britain’s industrial fishing golden age are highly sought after, with several of his ship portraits preserved in the p...

In addition to detailed ship portraits (gouaches and oil paintings), he also created designs for maritime illustrations, propaganda cards, and prints of that era.

Appointed an Official Painter to the French Navy in 1936, he travelled extensively aboard naval and merchant vessels and became renowned for the technical accuracy of his ship portra...

Stubbs, known for his meticulous ship portraits, played a crucial role in preserving the visual history of maritime trade as the age of sail gave way to steam.

Louis, A View Through the Arches of the Eads Bridge" 1979 Color Lithograph 32.5 x 37.5 inches framed Signed in Pencil and Numbered 221/750 A marine painter of harbor scenes and ship...

English Provenance: MacConnal-Mason, London Henry Scott (1911-2005) was a British marine artist noted for his ships’ portraits and coastal subjects. He executed several paintings ...

In civilian life, he painted prolific ship portraits from his studio above Gieves & Hawkes on The Hard in Portsmouth.

The medium lends these pictures a richly tactile, almost three-dimensional quality entirely unlike contemporary painted ship portraits, with the directional lay of the wool threads c...

Chinese Export Maritime Painting of the Steam Yacht Empress of China Oil on canvas laid to board, in original black lacquered and giltwood frame China Trade, likely Hong Kong or Cant...

His early works were mostly portraits of ships commissioned by their captains, but later on he turned his attention to painting ships of the Royal Navy.

This fine and particular large ship portrait silkwork is executed on a plain blue silk background.

‘HMS Emerald and HMS Amethyst’ by Pocock, oil on canvas, this ship’s portrait showing Emerald under full sail with Amethyst in the distance, the gilt frame bearing a plaque reading, ...

A tiny nick is present on the lower edge of the silver bezel rim, the brooch pin shows a gentle wave from handling, and there is a small historic chip to the edge of the ceramic back...

The "Flag of Nations" design, with its fan of international flags about a central ship portrait, ranks among the most decorative and sought-after of all woolwork compositions, and ex...

His ship portraits were highly detailed many depicted notable or dramatic events in a ship’s career.

He settled near New York Harbor, where his ability to draw vessels with exceptional accuracy soon attracted the attention of ship captains, owners, and maritime companies. Over a ca...

References Compton Verney, Warwickshire, Wool Work: A Sailor's Art, exhibition, 26 March–5 June 2011, for the genre and its sources in ship portraits and flags. Australian National M...

Months after the completed portrait had been shipped to California, the owner was visiting in Houston and called to meet the artist.

Captains and ship owners valued his ship portraits for their accuracy of detail.

China Trade port artists were famous for their brilliant, high quality and accurate depictions, and so were eagerly frequented by American and European ship's officers and owners for...

He may also have learned to make precise topographical drawings at the York Naval Academy. Many of his ship portraits are in the English tradition, notably followers of Samuel Walker...

The Illustrated London News is known for its coverage of the following subjects the wars, ships, boats, guns, sailing, portraits, fine art, old and antique prints, wood cut, wood eng...

Historical Context: Liverpool was the principal British port for the American trade after the Revolution, and its printers decorated creamware with patriotic emblems, portraits and s...

In The Flying Cloud, history, atmosphere and technical precision come together in a compelling portrait of a ship that remains legendary under sail.

A large cannon looms behind him, along with nautical equipment and the curve of the ship’s structure, grounding the portrait in a powerful naval context.

In order to provide portraits of ships to her crew, the company would hire an artist to paint a portrait of a visiting ship and then photograph the portrait and sell copies to her cr...

Dawson combined what he called ‘portraits’ of clipper ships and racing yachts with ‘landscapes’ at sea in order to lure the viewer into “that moment of time”, as he said, in which “y...

Dawson combined what he called ‘portraits’ of clipper ships and racing yachts with ‘landscapes’ at sea in order to lure the viewer into “that moment of time”, as he said, in which “y...

Dawson combined what he called ‘portraits’ of clipper ships and racing yachts with ‘landscapes’ at sea in order to lure the viewer into “that moment of time”, as he said, in which “y...

Dawson combined what he called ‘portraits’ of clipper ships and racing yachts with ‘landscapes’ at sea in order to lure the viewer into “that moment of time”, as he said, in which “y...

Dawson combined what he called ‘portraits’ of clipper ships and racing yachts with ‘landscapes’ at sea in order to lure the viewer into “that moment of time”, as he said, in which “y...

The graphic is known for its coverage of the following subjects the wars, ships, boats, guns, sailing, portraits, fine art, old and antique prints, wood cut, wood engravings, early p...

Besides his large-scale videogame-themed project, Ferenc also works on fine paintings, still lifes and portraits. We ship this painting worldwide for free in a custom made wooden cr...

Switching from chiaroscuro seascapes, portraits and ship battles to a form of mosaic and scratched mirrors, Varda explored his Greek roots, the natural brilliance of light and Byzant...

Dawson combined what he called ‘portraits’ of clipper ships and racing yachts with ‘landscapes’ at sea in order to lure the viewer into “that moment of time”, as he said, in which “y...

Besides his large-scale videogame-themed project, Ferenc also works on fine paintings, still lifes and portraits. We ship this painting worldwide for free in a tube. ( see picture)

Besides his large-scale videogame-themed project, Ferenc also works on fine paintings, still lifes and portraits. We ship this painting worldwide for free in a custom made wooden cr...

Dawson combined what he called ‘portraits’ of clipper ships and racing yachts with ‘landscapes’ at sea in order to lure the viewer into “that moment of time”, as he said, in which “y...

He was well-regarded for his detailed and accurate portraits of ships under sail, exhibiting his works annually in London between 1787 and 1811 and then occasionally until 1834.

While Bradford’s early practice consisted largely of ship portraits commissioned by Massachusetts ship owners, his time with Van Breest in the mid–1850s gave him new confidence and i...