Two Brothers
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1849
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
692 x 819 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1336248
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Two Brothers, British (English) School, possibly Joseph Heard (Whitehaven 1799- Liverpool 1859), circa 1849. A depiction of a three-masted schooner in winds at sea, the merchantmen, as has been traditionally called, 'The Brothers' off the coast. The principal vessel is a barque and not a ship, and her name is more likely 'Two Brothers', a far more common name for vessels of the time. The pilot sloop under the bowsprit is named 'Victoria'; and she was in service between 1843 and 1856 which helps date the picture. The barque is passing the Perch Rock Fort and Lighthouse at the entrance to the River Mersey. (The National Trust is grateful to Chris Omell of Omell Gallery for this information). In dark, wood frame. In notebook no.2, page 3 (1340945.2) Charles Wade refers to: 'Admiral Item 1. Oil Painting. 3'.0 x 2'3 of the Barque 'BROTHERS' off shore under Fore course. Wade includes a description and illustration of the flags, he dates the painting c.1819.
Provenance
Bought from Roger Warner, Burford, Oxfordshire, 14th August 1937, £1 15s; given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist possibly Joseph Heard (Whitehaven 1799- Liverpool 1859), artist
References
Wade, 1944: Charles Paget Wade, Contents of Snowshill Manor. Volume 2 The Admiral’s Room, 1944, page 3