A Fine and Small Oil Painting of a Ship of the Line and Other Vessels

Of small size and jewel-like quality, the present piece is typical of the fine quality of the works of George Chambers Snr (1803-1840). Chambers painted in watercolour, on panel and, as in the present case, in oils on canvas, concentrating primarily on shipping subjects in around the coasts of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. In his Down to the Coast report, completed on behalf of the Isle of Wight AONB partnership, Professor Robin McInnes described Chambers as follows:

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