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Image of Renault Painting

Luigi Renault - Ship Portrait of the English Brig "Admirable of Bideford, John Williams Dart Commander leaving Leghorn 1865", signed, inscribed with title and dated, Oil on canvas, 49 x 70 cm- Private Collection, USA

Note: the typical signature of the artist is as follows:

, nearly all of his works are signed.

Oilpainting on canvas -
Luigi Renault - Portrait of the English Brig "Admirable of Bideford, John Williams Dart Commander leaving Leghorn 1865" - Go back to the main Renault page or to the Gallery - Photo Copyright is with the FineArtEmporium.

Presented by the FineArtEmporium in Hamburg.

Note: The wooden Brig "Admirable" was built in 1863 at Prince Edvard Island (Maritime Canada). The dimensions were: Length 105 feet (31,7 m), Breadth 24 feet (7,3 m) and Depth 14 feet (4,3 m) while it could carry a tonnage of 255. It had a square stern and carried a female figure head. The owner was William Henry Williams from Bideford, Devon, UK and the "Admirable" foundered off the Foreland in the Bristol Channel on August 31, 1866. We are grateful to the Correspondence Secretary of the North Devon Museum Trust for above information.