Lot 18: George Philip Reinagle 1802-1835 , An East Indiaman hove-to, homeward bound, and a Brighton Fishing boat in Choppy Water, oil on canvas

signed with initials and dated l.c.: GR 1832 oil on canvas

106.5 by 152cm.; 42 by 60in.

VARIOUS PROPERTIES
In the present work Reinagle combines a broad, painterly scene with meticulously acurate shipping. Closer inspection reveals rusty, weathered sails suggesting the East Indiaman is homeward bound after considerable time at sea. Hammocks are stowed in the netting suggesting she may be a troop carrier. The fishing boat is marked BN 78 indicating that she is from Brighton; such a vessel is not likely to stray to far from port implying the scene is off the South Coast.

We are grateful to Roger Quarm and Brian Lavery of the National Maritime Museum for their assistance with cataloguing this work.