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Francis Holman

Francis Holman "The East Indiaman Ponsborne", Commanded by James Thomas
Francis Holman "The East Indiaman Ponsborne", Commanded by James Thomas

Francis Holman "The East Indiaman Ponsborne", Commanded by James Thomas

Located in San Francisco, CA

Very large ship painting of "The East Indiaman Ponsborne", commanded by James Thomas, Painted by Francis Holman. Showing the ship in 3 positions, approaching, in profile and going aw...

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Antique 18th Century British Georgian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Shipping Off the Coast
Shipping Off the Coast

Shipping Off the Coast

By Thomas Luny

Located in Wiscasett, ME

There he became the apprentice of Francis Holman, a marine painter who would have a great and long lasting artistic influence on Luny: Luny remained until 1780 in Holman's London stu...

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1830s Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Shipping Off the Coast" by Thomas Luny
"Shipping Off the Coast" by Thomas Luny

"Shipping Off the Coast" by Thomas Luny

By Thomas Luny

Located in Wiscasset, ME

There he became the apprentice of Francis Holman, a marine painter who would have a great and long lasting artistic influence on Luny: Luny remained until 1780 in Holman's London stu...

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Antique 1830s English Victorian Paintings

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Paint

The Battle of Raz de Sein
The Battle of Raz de Sein

The Battle of Raz de Sein

By Thomas Luny

Located in London, GB

Leaving for London in 1759, Luny became the apprentice of Francis Holman, a marine painter famous for his patriotic scenes of sea battles.

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19th Century Paintings

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English Georgian Thomas Luny Original Oil "Retrieving the Grog before the Storm"
English Georgian Thomas Luny Original Oil "Retrieving the Grog before the Storm"

English Georgian Thomas Luny Original Oil "Retrieving the Grog before the Storm"

By Thomas Luny

Located in Wells, ME

He is thought to have been apprenticed to the London artist Francis Holman (d. 1790) from the early 1770's. His early paintings were mainly of ships afloat, merchant ships, cutters a...

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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Early 19th century Georgian or Regency English warship off the English coast
Early 19th century Georgian or Regency English warship off the English coast

Early 19th century Georgian or Regency English warship off the English coast

By Thomas Luny

Located in Woodbury, CT

After moving to London about the age of 11, Thomas became apprenticed to the London marine painter Francis Holman (Circa 1729-1784) at his studio in Broad Street, St.

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1820s Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

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Antique English beach landscape, fishing vessels with people, Teignmouth Devon.
Antique English beach landscape, fishing vessels with people, Teignmouth Devon.

Antique English beach landscape, fishing vessels with people, Teignmouth Devon.

By Thomas Luny

Located in Woodbury, CT

By 1773 Luny was apprenticed to the marine painter Francis Holman (1729-1784), giving Holman’s address at Johnson Street, St George’s when he sent his first exhibit to the Society of...

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1820s Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Seascape with Burning Ship
Seascape with Burning Ship

Seascape with Burning Ship

Located in Atlanta, GA

Francis Holman's earliest works are portraits of ships, commonly commissioned for ships' captains.

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Academic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A fishing vessels at rest in harbour
A fishing vessels at rest in harbour

A fishing vessels at rest in harbour

By Thomas Luny

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

After moving to London about the age of 11, Thomas became apprenticed to the London marine painter Francis Holman (Circa 1729-1784) at his studio in Broad Street, St.

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19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

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Oil

'Radiant Abstraction', Kinetogenics, AIC, SFMoMA, SFMA, São Paulo Biennial
'Radiant Abstraction', Kinetogenics, AIC, SFMoMA, SFMA, São Paulo Biennial

'Radiant Abstraction', Kinetogenics, AIC, SFMoMA, SFMA, São Paulo Biennial

By Richard Irving Bowman

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Forty-eight artists including Richard Diebenkorn, Claire Falkenstein, Richard Faralla, Sam Francis, Arthur Holman, Frank Lobdell, Ed Moses, Gordon Onslow Ford, Fritz Rauh, David Simp...

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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Original Oil Painting of Fishing Boats on Rough Seas by Thomas Luny Dated 1832
Original Oil Painting of Fishing Boats on Rough Seas by Thomas Luny Dated 1832

Original Oil Painting of Fishing Boats on Rough Seas by Thomas Luny Dated 1832

By Thomas Luny

Located in Charlevoix, MI

He was apprenticed to the marine painter Francis Holman, who greatly influenced his work. After a few years traveling he eventually established himself in a studio in London, where h...

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Antique 1830s English Paintings

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