William Adolphus Knell (British, 1802-1875)
A steam packet arriving at Dover
signed 'W. A. Knell' (lower right), indistinctly signed and inscribed (on old label verso)
oil on canvas
30.5 x 51.1cm (12 x 20 1/8in).
Footnotes:
Provenance
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 1 April 1998, lot 148 (as a pair).
With the Royal Exchange Art Gallery, London (as a pair).
Private collection, UK.

The canvas has been lined.

There are faint stretcher marks to the left and right edges.

Craquelure is visible throughout.

The paint appears somewhat thin in areas.

There is a lightly dirty varnish layer.

UV light reveals signs of extensive retouching throughout the sky.