James Witham
S.S. Brunswick, BUILT BY LAIRD AT BIRKENHEAD 1870 FOR THE MARANHAM S.S. CO. LTD, LIVERPOOL
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Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 37 x 24 inches (canvas)
Condition: Good
Signature: Signed lower left
Framed: Yes - original ornate gilt frame included
James Witham (British, active mid-late 19th century)
Portrait of the S.S. Brunswick, 1870, Oil on canvas, 24 x 37 in.
A finely rendered ship portrait depicting the S.S. Brunswick, a transitional steam-and-sail vessel built by Laird Brothers, Birkenhead, in 1870 for the Maranham Steamship Company of Liverpool. Witham, a maritime artist of the Liverpool school, captures the vessel in full profile under sail and steam against a turbulent green sea and a dramatic clouded sky. The work demonstrates Witham’s characteristic precision in rigging, hull detailing, and wave structure, making it a strong example of 19th-century British marine painting.
Details
Original oil painting on canvas
Signed by the artist
Large-format composition
Rich surface texture and visible brushwork
Ready to hang
James Witham
James Witham (British, active mid-late 19th century)
Portrait of the S.S. Brunswick, 1870, Oil on canvas, 24 x 37 in.
A finely rendered ship portrait depicting the S.S. Brunswick, a transitional steam-and-sail vessel built by Laird Brothers, Birkenhead, in 1870 for the Maranham Steamship Company of Liverpool. Witham, a maritime artist of the Liverpool school, captures the vessel in full profile under sail and steam against a turbulent green sea and a dramatic clouded sky. The work demonstrates Witham’s characteristic precision in rigging, hull detailing, and wave structure, making it a strong example of 19th-century British marine painting.
Details
Original oil painting on canvas
Signed by the artist
Large-format composition
Rich surface texture and visible brushwork
Ready to hang