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Match for the Commodores Challenge sailed by the Orwell Yacht Club

Courtesy of Clive Crowley | Public Domain

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Date

c.1840

Artist

Frederick Brett Russel (1813-1869)

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Description

Signed with initials and extensively inscribed: "Match for the Commodores Challenge sailed by the Orwell Yacht Club, June 1, 1840. The three yachts, from the left to right, are named as the Cygnet, Albatross and the Star, with the old ferry boat in the distance".

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Public Domain

Image Credit

Courtesy of Clive Crowley

Location

Orwell Yacht Club, Ipswich, England

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TWW Comment

The artist was born in London but lived for many years in Ipswich. There is an Orwell Yacht Club in Ipswich, but it was founded in 1918.

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