Lot 596: F. Hopper (c.1891)

The British barque Ednyfed running inshore
signed and dated 'F Hopper/91' (lower left)
oil on canvas
16 3/4 x 28 1/2 in. (42.6 x 72.4 cm.)

The iron barque Ednyfed was built by William Doxford & Sons at Sunderland in 1882. Owned by R. Thomas of London, she was registered in Liverpool at 1,115 tons gross (1,081 net) and measured 221 feet in length with a 35 foot beam. After twenty years trading for her original owners, she disappears from record after 1903.

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