Frederick Calvert (British 1785-1845)
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Squally Day off the Coast with Lighthouse and Unloading the Fishing Boats
Oils-on-canvas, one signed lower left
Painting Size: 10" x 14"
Frame Size: 16.5" x 20.5"
Born in Cork, Calvert first exhibited at the Dublin Society of Artists and the Hibernian Society in 1815. Upon moving to London in the 1820's, Calvert was became known as a painter of shipping and coastal scenes as well as a topographical watercolorist and engraver. Calvert exhibited at the British Institution and Society of British Artists from 1827-1844. In 1830 he published "Picturesque Views of Staffordshire and Shropshire", and he also worked for the "Archaeological Journal". His works are held by the Victoria and Albert Museum, the National Maritime Museum (Greenwich), and the Walker Art Gallery (Liverpool).
Sources:
Archibald, E.H.H. "Dictionary of Sea Painters"
Wood, Christopher. "Dictionary of British Art. Vol. IV, Victorian Painters"
Graves, Algernon, "Dictionary of Artists in the Principal London Exhibitions from 1760-1893"
