John Brett (British, 1831-1902)

Footnote
Brett acquired his 210-ton schooner 'Viking' in 1883, partly as a floating studio. Later that year he set out with his family and a crew of twelve on an epic voyage round the coast of Britain. By July 27th they had reached the busy port of Holyhead, where they remained at anchor until August 2nd, to take on supplies before proceeding up to Scotland. The 'Viking' log records that Brett painted this sketch from his little studio in the deckhouse.

Literature
PAYNE, Christiana, & BRETT, Charles, John Brett, Pre-Raphaelite Landscape Painter, Yale University Press 2010, No. 1011

We are grateful to Charles Brett for his assistance in cataloguing this work.

Condition Report
Original canvas.
Paint surface is clean and sound; one small abrasion, to cloud, upper left.
Ultraviolet light reveals no sign of retouching.  Under glass and held in plaster gilt frame with some old marks and scratches, unexamined out of frame.