PAINTING
Dimensions18.5 x 25.7 cm
Object numberHF.86.82.1
DescriptionFramed watercolour painting of the Louisa Bristol, a barque depicted in full sail on blue sea. Several figures are visible on the deck. Two flags fly from the masts - a Red Ensign at the stern and a central pennant with a "Y" referencing the Yeo shipbuilders. The sails are the ship are grey and white. The hull is painted black and grey. A small boat is visible on the right portion of horizon line. A pale blue sky with faint clouds fill the background. Several birds are depicted in the watercolour - a small black and white bird floating in the water of the foreground and three birds visible on the left in the horizon. Title of watercolour: "Louisa Bristol"
Collections
1884
1994
c. 1997
1943
19th Century
1846