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ELLEN JAMES, painting
Roberto, Luigi (The artist was an Italian ship portraitist (Neapolitan School) active between c.1874 to 1891.)
The three-masted topsail schooner ELLEN JAMES in stormy waters. Signed bottom left. Undated.
The wooden three-masted topsail schooner ELLEN JAMES was built by D. Williams at Portmadoc in 1904. Owned by J. Jones & Co. and skippered by Captain J. Jones himself, she was registered in Caernarfon at 165 tons gross (137 net) and measured 101 feet in length with a 23 foot beam. She spent her career in the salt fish trade having replaced her predecessor of the same name which had been wrecked in December 1902. Sister ship to the MA JAMES.
Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
2009.88/2
Creation/Production
Roberto, Luigi
Role: artist
Date: 1904 (circa)
Acquisition
Purchase, 17/9/2009
Measurements
length (mm):432
width (mm):634
Techniques
gouache on paper
painting and drawing
Material
paper
Location
In store
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