Lot 145: William Anderson (British, 1757-1837) Merchant ships and Indiamen lying off the Isle of Dogs with smaller vessels in the river and Greenwich Hospital on the opposite bank

Merchant ships and Indiamen lying off the Isle of Dogs with smaller vessels in the river and Greenwich Hospital on the opposite bank
oil on canvas
50 x 73cm (19 11/16 x 28 3/4in).

PROVENANCE:
with Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd
Private collection, UK

A similar view by the artist entitled Greenwich Reach is illustrated E. H. H. Archibald, A Dictionary of Sea Painters of Europe and America (Suffolk 2000) pl. 322. John Ward of Hull copied this painting, recording Anderson's stay there and his influence on the Hull school. This work is presently in the collection of Ferens Art Gallery, Hull.