The Right Honourable Lord Yarborough's yacht, The Falcon of 351 tons

by After William John Huggins

$1,750 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

A fine image of Lord Yarborough's `new' yacht William Huggins, one of the best English marine artists of the 19th century, served for several years at sea in the service of the East India Company. On his return to London used his intimate knowledge of sailing vessels to gain regular employment painting carefully detailed ship portraits. The present image falls into this category and represents the yacht that Lord Yarborough 1781-1846 had built after he was elected the

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