The Thames Sailing Barge "Mary of Rochester" off Gravesend (Kent, UK), ca. 1885 - the two-masted vessel is shown at fair weather heading for Gravesend, other shipping around (including a three-masted Sailing Ship towed by a Paddle Steamer) - Oil on canvas, 61 by 92 cm (24 by 36 in), with frame 79 x 109 cm (31 by 43 in) - signed l.l. "T.R. Miles" - cleaned, old relining, professional retouch at the edges (sky and water, only approx. 3% of the total image, very good condition and ready to hang, representative 20th C. frame - Private Collection, UK

Note: T.R. Miles is a well known London painter of harbour, coastal and marine scenes. He exhibited his marine paintings at the Royal Academy in London, at the Royal Hiberian Academy, at the Society of British Artists and in other places. He is especially known for his ability to paint sea water very realistic. This is a rare work by him of special interest, because of the topographical background and the named vessel Mary.

Thomas Rose Miles
(British, fl. 1869-1910)
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Thomas Rose Miles painting
Thomas Rose Miles (British, fl. 1869-1910) - AThe Thames Sailing Barge "Mary of Rochester" off Gravesend -
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The wooden Thames Sailing Barges were a widely used type of vessel in the second half of the 19th Century in England. They were solid built and could carry about 140 tons of cargo. They were only rarely depicted as ship portraits where the name of the ship has been stated - as we learn from the book "The Pierhead Painters" by Roger Finch. Anyway this painting has of cause not been done by one of the typical ship portrait artists (pierhead painters) but by a Marine Artist, who exhibited his works at the leading exhibition in Great Britain (The Royal Academy) and other places where fine Marine Art were shown. This spring or summer scene with the green hills of Gravesend shows a view from the other side of the Thames (Tilbury, Essex) and is considered to be of special interest for art lovers either in Tilbury, Gravesend or London where the artist were living. Paintings by this artist can be found in many British Collections, but also in the United States of America, Canada and Australia.