Ernest Poulson, The Brig Martha, Crossing The Bay Of Biscay

Ernest Poulson, The Brig Martha, Crossing The Bay Of BiscayThis mid 19th century oil painting by British artist Captain Ernest Poulson (fl. 1836 1865) depicts the brig Martha of Sunderland crossing the notorious Bay of Biscay. Poulson was a painter of maritime subjects. The Bay of Biscay remains one of Europes more perilous stretches of water. Numerous ships have been wrecked by its ferocity throughout the centuries due to a combination of its unique geography and unpredictable weather patterns. In 1782, for

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this was probably a design for a room interior produced by an artist while working with a client (perhaps a fussy one)

A worn mid-18th-century oil on canvas depicting an arrangement of fruit including cherries and grapes

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needlework

A blond girl meanders along a countryside track - deftly applied highlights indicate footprints

golden embers drift beyond a distant horizon

Provenance: Thomas Agnew & Sons

He frequently painted the shores of Skagen

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