THREE-MASTERED AMERICAN SHIP 'VANCOUVER' OFF THE COAST OF HONG KONG, QING DYNASTY, CIRCA 1850 |

oil on canvas, the ship depicted full sail with sailors aboard, flying the American flag, trailed by a small junk along calm waters, the mountainous coast of Hong Kong in the distance with stormy clouds overhead, framed

Oil on canvas, lined. The surface is in generally good condition aside from a stable network of craquelure visible on the picture surface, especially in the sky at left. There are small areas of puckering at upper center. Under UV, there are scattered older retouches throughout the sails. There are additional scattered retouches in the sky, mainly around the aforementioned areas of craquelure. Overall the picture presents well in its current framing and is ready to hang.
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The painting inscribed on the back:
'Ship -"Vancouver" A. M. Lunt; Commander.
'Built 1845, Medford, Mass. By F. Waterson + H. Ewell
for D. C. Bacon, Boston
Wrecked off China, May 1859'