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74 - GEORGE MEARS (BRITISH, 1826-1906)
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GEORGE MEARS (BRITISH, 1826-1906) The cross-channel paddle ferry 'Rouen' departing Newhaven Signed and dated 'G. MEARS 1890' (lower right) Oil on canvas 19½ x 35½in. (49.5 x 90cm.) Provenance: Christie's London: Maritime & Naval Battles (Pictures), 8 November 2006, lot 505. Built in 1888 in Rouen, 760 tons, she ran cross-Channel services until 1903, when she began sailings to the Isle of Man as the Duchess of Buccleuch, and was scrapped in 1909. Heavy retouching to sky, relined. Framed 31 x 46in.
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