Frederick Calvert (Attributed), Off Scarborough

Frederick Calvert (Attributed), Off ScarboroughThis extensive early 19th century oil painting attributed to British artist Frederick Calvert (c. 1780 1834) depicts a view off Scarborough with various craft amid a turbulent sea. Calvert was an accomplished painter, watercolourist and engraver of marine scenes and coastal views. Numerous vessels, including several small fishing boats and an impressive British warship, battle the elements in choppy waters. Each is rendered with precision, along with

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 20½” x 21½” / 52cm x 55cmYear of creation: 1912 Labels & Inscriptions: Inscribed with artist’s name and illegible title on reverse

979Our reference: BRV1086

18th-century bishops were revered not only for their divine connection with the Almighty but also for their sophisticated interests

he produced portraits of Lady Diana Russell and the particularly Rubenesque Lady Anne Russell

The painting is signed/dated in the lower right and housed within a gilded frame that’s probably its original

he worked tirelessly to capture its transient moods

Medium: Watercolour on paperOverall size: 22” x 21” / 56cm x 53cmYear of creation: c

One tidy patched repair

In around 1695

lot 150 / Private collection

she collided with a trawler

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