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James Kennett Willson, British ?-1881- Two sketches of boats: Frigate anchored in a rocky bay;...
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James Kennett Willson,
British ?-1881-
Two sketches of boats: Frigate anchored in a rocky bay;...
Price Realised: £131
Estimate: £100 - £200
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Lot 256
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James Kennett Willson,
British ?-1881-
Two sketches of boats: Frigate anchored in a rocky bay; and Vessels off the coast;
one pen and ink on paper, the other pen, ink, and wash on paper, the first 8.6 x 13 cm., the second 8.9 x 11.4 cm., two (2).
Provenance:
with Michael Appleby of St James's, London.
Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 15 November 1996, lot 336.
Note:
The labels on the reverses notes how these drawings are from a scrapbook of works by the artist in which some were dated to between 1812 and 1830, with the majority between 1818 and 1823, during which time Willson was with the South Atlantic Squadron operating out of St Helena. Willson became a First Lieutenant in 1832 and a Captain in 1842, before retiring in 1864.
An album of sketches of 'ships, persons and places' by James Kennett Willson and Richard Kennett Willson, both Royal Marines, are in the collection of the Royal Maritime Museum in Greenwich.
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