Richard Ball Spencer, "Windsor Castle” Off The Kent Coast

Richard Ball Spencer, "Windsor Castle” Off The Kent CoastThis late 19th century marine painting by English artist Richard Ball Spencer (1812 1897) depicts the British mail steamer "Windsor Castle" cutting through heavy seas off the Kent coast. Painted with Spencers characteristic precision, the work captures a remarkable moment in maritime history when steam power and traditional sail coexisted aboard the same vessel. The ship advances under both canvas and steam, her great sails billowing while smoke pours

There’s life here

This charming mid-19th-century oil painting attributed to English artist Edward John Cobbett (1815-1899) depicts a seated girl carrying a wicker basket within rolling scenery

while in Martley

His long dark hair and neatly trimmed moustache reflect the fashions of the period

including at least two national prizes for life studies

Several of his works have appeared at Christie’s including ‘Returning From The Coast At Dusk’

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This early 20th-century oil painting by British artist David Bates (1840-1921) depicts a rural view in Capel Curig

self-possessed

18 October 1898

which was shown in Paris

A beautiful turn of the century oil on canvas depicting a woodland track alongside a walled countryside property