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By the 17th century, marine art was commissioned mostly by merchant seamen and naval officers and created by marine art specialists (rather than artists in general). In part, marine art served as a visual portrayal of Britain's power on the sea and as a way of historically documenting battles and the like. [4]
She also showed works with the New English Art Club and, between 1958 and 1980, with the Society of Women Artists. [1] Glover won both gold and silver medals at exhibitions of the Paris Salon . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] She was an active member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists and also exhibited paintings at the Royal West of England Academy in Bristol ...
She also exhibited paintings at the Royal Academy in London, with the Society of Women Artists and the National Society of Painters, Sculptors and Engravers. [1] Guy exhibited extensively abroad, notably in Paris at both the Paris Salon and at the Salon de la Marine.
Princess Charlotte Arriving at Harwich is a 1763 history painting by the French-born British artist Dominic Serres.It shows Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz arriving at the port of Harwich in Essex aboard the royal yacht Royal Charlotte. [1]
Bernard Finegan Gribble (10 May 1872 – 21 February 1962) was a prolific British artist and illustrator who specialised in marine subjects.Although he also painted portraits and landscapes, much of Gribble's artistic production was concerned with the drama and excitement of ships and sailors on the high seas or at port, whether as historical tableaux or representing contemporary events and ...
Margaret L. C. Beale (née Crookshank 30 June 1886 – 17 January 1969) was a British artist, notable as a painter of seascapes and marine craft, who worked in both oils and watercolours. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Biography
He became a marine-painter to George IV and to William IV - for the latter painting three large pictures of the Battle of Trafalgar. In about 1805 he married Berthia, their children included: James Miller Huggins (1807–1870), also a marine artist; John William Huggins (1809–?) and Berthia Huggins (1811–1884) who married Edward Duncan and ...
Marine Painting at Portsmouth Much of Woods early work came from serving or retiring officers who commissioned paintings of their ships - or ships that they had served in. These paintings form the bulk of Woods work and provide valuable images of some of the more obscure ships of that period.