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William Adolphus Knell (British, 1802-1875) A frigate off Leith, Edinburgh

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William Adolphus Knell (British, 1802-1875) A frigate off Leith, Edinburgh

Item Details

Description

William Adolphus Knell (British, 1802-1875)
A frigate off Leith, Edinburgh
signed 'W. A. Knell' (lower right), indistinctly signed and inscribed (on old label verso)
oil on canvas
30.5 x 51cm (12 x 20 1/16in).
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.

Condition

The canvas has been lined.

The paint appears thin in areas of the sky.

Craquelure is visible mainly through the lower part of the composition.

There are a few spots of surface dirt scattered across the composition.

UV light reveals areas of retouching throughout.