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John Samuel Willes Johnson (1793-1857)
A Steam Yacht off Dover Signed and dated 1830
Oil on canvas | 72.6 x 100.9 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 405064
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Johnson was a Naval officer and author a travel guide for France, Italy and Switzerland (1828) as well as painter. This depiction of a Knight of the Garter (possibly William IV) sailing in a steam ship off Dover is perhaps intended to contrast the old and the ‘modern’ forms of locomotion - the sail boat in the foreground looks especially in need of an upgrade. A steam yacht, with a smaller yacht off Dover, where the jetties are lined with spectators; in the bows of the smaller boat is a stout figure in a yachting-cap with the riband and star of the Order of the Garter.
Provenance
First recorded in a sitting room in Edward III Tower (Room no 178) at Windsor Castle in 1879
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
72.6 x 100.9 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
95.0 x 123.5 x 8.0 cm (frame, external)
Other number(s)
Alternative title(s)
Harbour with shipping
