Ships at sunset off the Coast of Hong Kong
Oil on canvas, signed

Charles Henry Seaforth SOLD
British
1801 aft 1853

Born in 1801 probably in Naples, Seaforth studied at the Royal Academy Schools from 1823 exhibiting every year at the Royal Academy until 1845. Seaforth was a most important artist and recognized as an influence on artists such as Somerscales and de Martino. The National Maritime Museum has two of his paintings. Examples of his work can be seen in Archibalds book - (Sea Painters).

Beautiful, atmospheric and very vivid and realistic this is a wonderful portrait of East Indiamen of the Chinese Coast at the height of the Company influence.