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9:00 AM PT - Feb 20th, 2012
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Antique nautical 19th century watercolor on paper painting, unsigned, possibly Murdoch McPherson(1841-1915), of the American Ship 'Eunice' after a work by Antoine Roux, 1809. The original Roux work resides in the collection of the Peabody Museum, Salem, MA. A unique portrayal showing a barrel-like structure has been built around her hull for rolling the vessel back into deep water after completing the cleaning of her hull. 'Eunice', built at Barnstable, MA. in 1803, is depicted, according to family tradition, an actual event which took place on the island of St. Paul in the Indian Ocean in 1817. 'Eunice' was owned at the time by Joseph Ropes, Moses Townsend and others.
Size: 14" x 18" x 1' Weight: 5 pounds 14 ounces Condition: Some fading, edge discoloration from previous mat. Provenance: Richard Wheatland, Boston 1924-2009. His prideful ancestor was Richard Wheatland one of the original founders of the Peabody Museum in 1799. Antoine Roux (1763-1835) was a hydrographer established on one of the quays at Marseilles. He painted somewhat in the style of the Provencal artist, Joseph Vernet, whose works he copied. His works are known for their accuracy of detail. He had three sons who followed the same profession; Antoine (1799-1872), who worked at Marseilles, but as an artist was inferior to his father; Frederic (1805-1882), who worked at Marseilles, Le Havre and Paris, and who studied under Vernet and also painted ship pictures. Condition reportSome fading, edge discoloration from previous mat.
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