New York, New Brunswick / England, Canada. 1817 - 1892
Ship portrait, yacht races and history subject painting
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1847 St. John's, New Brunswick - 1921 Liverpool, England. Known for: Ship portrait and coastal view painting.
William Howard Yorke grew up fast under the tutelage of his artist-father William Gay Yorke in the Port of Liverpool. Born in Canada, he came to the port city as a child in 1855 with his family,... Read full biography
William Howard Yorke grew up fast under the tutelage of his artist-father William Gay Yorke in the Port of Liverpool. Born in Canada, he came to the port city as a child in 1855 with his family, where he remained the rest of his career and life. Yorke's earliest known painting, a ship portrait of... Read full biography
William Howard Yorke grew up fast under the tutelage of his artist-father William Gay Yorke in the Port of Liverpool. Born in Canada, he came to the port city as a child in 1855 with his family, where he remained the rest of his career and life. Yorke's earliest known painting, a ship portrait of BENARES in the Mystic Seaport Maritime Museum collection, is dated 1858, making the child an artist at eleven! While it is known that his father left for America in 1871, the son stayed behind. A... Read full biography
William Howard Yorke grew up fast under the tutelage of his artist-father William Gay Yorke in the Port of Liverpool. Born in Canada, he came to the port city as a child in 1855 with his family, where he remained the rest of his career and life. Yorke's earliest known painting, a ship portrait of BENARES in the Mystic Seaport Maritime Museum collection, is dated 1858, making the child an artist at eleven! While it is known that his father left for America in 1871, the son stayed behind. A serious devotion to his profession made Yorke a success, especially among the captains and working sailors from the ships he portrayed, with many of his paintings traveling home with them to America, and other ports abroad. His finely detailed ship... Read full biography
William Howard Yorke grew up fast under the tutelage of his artist-father William Gay Yorke in the Port of Liverpool. Born in Canada, he came to the port city as a child in 1855 with his family, where he remained the rest of his career and life. Yorke's earliest known painting, a ship portrait of BENARES in the Mystic Seaport Maritime Museum collection, is dated 1858, making the child an artist at eleven! While it is known that his father left for America in 1871, the son stayed behind. A serious devotion to his profession made Yorke a success, especially among the captains and working sailors from the ships he portrayed, with many of his paintings traveling home with them to America, and other ports abroad. His finely detailed ship portraits would be precise enough to earn their admiration, and artistic enough to appeal to a broad audience in Liverpool. As a technical sign of... Read full biography
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Slide 1 of 3: The Ship Ericsson, Capt. Nathaniel Matthews
The Ship Ericsson, Capt. Nathaniel Matthews
William Howard YorkeThe Ship Ericsson, Capt. Nathaniel Matthews
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The British bark Estrella, in-bound for Liverpool and calling for a pilot off the Point Lynas lighthouse, Anglesey, North Wales
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The American medium clipper Beverly overhauling another three-master at sea
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Maine, Massachusetts. 1842 - 1909
Marine-ship portrait and genre painting
United Kingdom, England. 1768 - 1842
Marine painting, often naval battle scenes
New York / Denmark. 1850 - 1925
Marine art, ship portrait painting on silk
New York, New Jersey. 1798 - 1876
Ship portrait, town views-churches
New York. 1878 - 1958
Historical ship, marine genre painting, lithography
United Kingdom. 1911 - 2005
Seascape, ship portrait painting
England. Born 1963
Marine scene painting, sailing ships
Massachusetts / Denmark. 1839 - 1874
Sailing ships, coastal views
Maine. 1849 - 1929
Ship portrait, mural, animal portrait
Massachusetts. Born 1942
Marine-boats, figure, portrait
Massachusetts. 1830 - 1925
Ship portrait and whaling genre painting
Massachusetts. 1775 - 1844
Harbor, ship and coastal view painting
United Kingdom. 1924 - 2024
Marine painting, aircraft illustration
Connecticut / Germany. 1809 - 1878
Naive ship portrait-harbor, landscape
United Kingdom. 1811 - 1882
Painting
Massachusetts. 1850 - 1921
Marine-sailing ship painting
Massachusetts. 1873 - 1919
Ship portrait and maritime view painting
New York, Nova Scotia / Canada. 1927 - 1981
Ship, harbor, maritime activity
United Kingdom, England. 1740 - 1821
Naval battles other marine painting and wash sketches
Italy. 1845 - c.1910
Painting
United Kingdom. 1841 - 1921
Painting
New York, New Jersey / Denmark. 1850 - 1921
Ship portrait and other marine painting
New Jersey, New York / United Kingdom, England. 1817 - 1894
Maritime painting, sailing ships
Massachusetts. 1806 - 1889
Marine-ship, coastal views
Massachusetts, New York, Illinois. 1864 - 1931
Impressionist marine and shore-harbor views painting
New Jersey / Germany. 1844 - 1912
Marine and portrait paintings, lithography, photography
New York, Maryland / England, France. 1839 - 1886
Marine, seascape and landscape painting, engraving
United Kingdom. 1927 - 2008
Painting
Massachusetts / United Kingdom. 1834 - 1871
Marine painting-ships
Massachusetts. 1879 - 1967
Marine-ship, wildlife, illustration
United Kingdom. 1781 - 1845
Painting