Live Auction 7489Important Maritime Art
Joseph Walter (1783-1856)
Lot 81

Joseph Walter (1783-1856)

Two large frigates running into Spithead with a flagship of the Blue anchored beyond

Closed31 October 2007

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GBP 12,500

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Joseph Walter (1783-1856)
Two large frigates running into Spithead with a flagship of the Blue anchored beyond
signed 'J. Walter' (lower right)
oil on canvas
30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm.)

Specialist note

Joseph Walter was born in Bristol and remained there throughout his life, marking him, alongside Nicholas Pocock (1740-1821), as one of the most important artists from that vicinity. His paintings have a wonderfully crisp quality, and the freshness of palette is very reminiscent of Pocock's work.