William Henry Williamson

Antique 19th century English fishing vessels In the English Channel

Circa 1880

J. Heal The Thames Estuary, London, oil on canvas, circa 1890 This evocative maritime scene by J. Heal, painted circa 1890, captures the Thames Estuary at the close of the Victorian...

Bernard Hemy - Bernard Benedict Hemy (1844 - 1910). Marine and Coastal painter in oil and watercolor. Born in Newcastle to Henry F. Hemy, brother...

Alfred Vickers Senior (1786–1868) Shipping off the Coast, oil on canvas, circa 1860, signed lower left This lively coastal scene by Alfred Vickers Senior, painted circa 1860, reveal...

The former Curator of Oil Paintings at the National Maritime Museum, E H H Archibald, says of Joseph Heard in his Dictionary of Sea Painters in Europe and America that "…with Samuel Walters he must stand as the top-ranking Liverpool ship portraitist of the 19th century." He would have known the artist's work well as the National Maritime Museum has eleven paintings by Heard in its collection. Joseph Heard was born on 7th March 1799 in Egremont near Whitehaven in Cumberland. His father, also Joseph, was a saddler and it is believed that the aspirant painter received some artistic training from John Clementson who was a local portrait painter. Joseph had a brother Isaac who painted portraits. It is possible that Joseph came across the work of H Collins...

The Highland Path Scottish School, circa 1830's Oil painting on canvas, framed framed size: 34 x 28 inches canvas: 26 x 20 inches condition: very good and ready to hang provenance: f...

Artist/School: Frank Hider (1861 - 1933), signed, inscribed verso Title: Sunset on the waters Medium: oil on canvas, framed Framed: 21 x 25 inches Size:...

Artist/ School: Norwich School, circa 1876 Title: 'Norfolk Clay Lump and Thatched Cottages'. Medium: oil on canvas, framed Framed: 24 x 31 inches Painting: 19 x 26 inches Provenance: private collection, East Anglia...

War Ship at Sea signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 23 x 33 inches canvas: 20 x 30 inches provenance: private collection, England The painting is in very go...