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Photo credit: : Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council

Artist British 19th C, except portraits, Continental European after 1800 12

Who painted this classical harbour scene?

Photo credit: : Dumfries and Galloway Council (Annan Museum)

Artist Continental European after 1800, Portraits: British 19th C 7

Who painted this portrait of Catherine Anne Griffith (1795–1878)?

Admiral Sir Poultenay Malcolm (1768–1838)

Photo credit: : Dumfries and Galloway Council (Annan Museum)

Subject or sitter Maritime Subjects, Portraits: British 19th C 12

Forward Could this portrait, of Admiral Sir Pulteney Malcolm, be by Thomas Stewardson (1781–1859)?

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15 October 2018 — News

Maritime location identified as Portosalvo, Naples, with the Church of Santa Maria

Portosalvo, Naples, with the Church of Santa Maria, oil on paper by Thomas Stuart Smith (1813–1869)
Photo credit: : The Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum

5 October 2018 — News

‘Perseus and Andromeda’ attributed to Henry Howard

Perseus and Andromeda, oil on copper, attributed to Henry Howard (1769–1847)
Photo credit: : Luton Culture

14 September 2018 — News

Birth date of naval artist William Smyth confirmed

Perilous Position of HMS 'Terror', Captain Back, in the Arctic Regions in the Summer of 1837, oil on canvas by William Smyth (1799–1877)
Photo credit: : National Maritime Museum

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