William Lionel Wyllie

William Lionel Wyllie RA (1851-1931) - Framed Etching, Frigates & Gunboats

Early 20th Century

An original early 20th century etching of Plymouth Hoe by Rowland Langmaid (1897-1956). Signed and titled in pencil to the lower margin. Presented in a narrow black frame with a cris...

An original -1857- naval watercolour by J. Grier. Presented in a fine gilt-effect frame with a new card mount. Indistinctly signed. On paper.

A charming watercolour study of various boats at sea. Signed to the lower right and well presented in a double card mount and fluted frame. On wove.

An original early 20th century etching of San Sebastian Harbour by Edmund Blampied (1886-1966). Well presented in a narrow gilt effect frame. Signed in pencil to the lower margin. On...

Boats is a lithograph realized by Paul Petit in the mid-20th Century. Hand-signed. Numbered, 67/75 The artwork is depicted through confident strokes in a well-balanced composition.

Combat Naval is a black and white etching realized by Charles Longueville (1829-1899) in 1870s. Titled in the lower. Image size: 30cmx22cm. Very Good condition. Signed on the low...

Set of nine antique drawings of American and English Navel Sailing ships executed in a pen and ink technique highlighted with watercolor, matted and presented in mahogany frames behi...

San Francisco moorings, a late 19th century double-sided pencil sketch by Raymond Dabb Yelland (American, 1848 - 1900), 1987. Signed "R.D. Yelland" lower right. Dated "87" lower left. Drawing on both sides of paper. Wood frame. Image size, 8.5"H x 12"L. A master marine painter, Yelland painted in Gloucester Harbor. He sailed to San Francisco in 1874 to take a teaching position in art at Mills College in Oakland. From 1877 to 1894, he taught at the California School of Design. He was a decisive influence on a younger generation of California artists. Full Bio: Raymond Dabb Yelland was born in London, England on February 2, 1848. At the age of three, he immigrated with his family to New York City where he was raised and attended public schools. By the age of twelve, he had settled on art as a career. He was born as Raymond Dabb, but due to the negative connotation of his name, his mother's maiden name, Yelland, was added. After serving under Sheridan in the Federal Army during the Civil War, Yelland attended Pennington Seminary in New Jersey. He studied art at the National Academy of Design from 1869 to 1871 with Page and Brevoort, and then taught at the Academy for one year. With his new bride, he sailed around the Horn in 1874 to San Francisco where he would assume the position of an art instructor at Mills College in Oakland. In 1877, he traveled to England, and later continued his studies in Paris with Luc Oliver Merson. Upon his return to California, Yelland became assistant director of the San Francisco School of Design, and in 1888, assumed its directorship. While at that school, he also taught at the University of California, Berkeley, for many years. His many pupils included Homer Davenport, Alexander Harrison...