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Lot 53

J. Murday
(British, 19th. Century)
The merchant brig 'Cherub' in two positions off Flamborough Head 61 x 91.4cm. (24 x 36in.)

28 February 2006, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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J. Murday (British, 19th. Century)

The merchant brig 'Cherub' in two positions off Flamborough Head
signed 'J. Murday' and dated 1888 (lower left)
oil on canvas
61 x 91.4cm. (24 x 36in.)

Footnotes

Although this vessel's name can be identified from her Marryat Code signal flags, a number of two-masters of the same name were in service during this period.
Although there is little known about the artist's life, examples of his work are in the Peabody Museum of Salem, Mass., U.S.A., The National Maritime Museum, San Francisco and three in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, one of which is an almost identical scene to our picture, but in reverse (see 'Concise Catalogue of Oil Paintings in the National Maritime Museum', Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, 1988, illustrated page 283, no. BHC3232).

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