WILLIAM CLARK OF GREENOCK (SCOTTISH 1803-1883)
ROGER STEWART
£3,750
Auction: 31 May 2012 at 19:00 BST
Description
Signed and dated 1830, oil on canvas
Dimensions
57cm x 82.5cm (22.5in x 32.5in)
Footnote
Note: It is believed that this painting depicts the passenger ship 'Roger Stewart'. Records indicate that it was built in Greenock in 1812. Between 1832-1836 under Captain Robert Kerr, the 'Roger Stewart' ferried emigrants from Scotland to Savannah, Quebec, Charleston and New York.