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| Keywords: William John Huggins - The topsail schooner ‚Amy Stockdale‘ off Dover.jpg William John Huggins William John Huggins 1781 “ 1845 1838 oil canvas cm 87 127 5 object history PROVENANCE Anonymous sale London Bonham's 31 March 1977 lot 208 credit line signed and dated lower left W J Huggins 1838 The present painting commemorates the Amy Stockdale's safe return from a voyage to Sierra Leone under the command of Captain Gates see Lloyd's List's for 17th October 1838 For details on this ship see D McGregor Schooners in Four Centuries p 43 in which he illustrates a print of the ship dating from 1893 <ref>http //www sothebys com/de/auctions/ecatalogue/lot pdf L11030 html/f/263/L11030-263 pdf Sotheby's PDF </ref> reflist accession number http //www sothebys com/de/auctions/ecatalogue/2011/old-master-early-british-paintings-l11030/lot 263 html Sotheby's PD-Art-100 William John Huggins 19th-century sailing ships in paintings 1838 paintings Images from Sotheby's | ||||
