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Description

Dutch ships moored inshore unloading goods at an inn oil on panel 33 x 49cm

Footnote: Powell was a sailor and self-taught artist. He exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1807 and 1821 and the British Institution between 1813 and 1821. Born in Chichester, West Sussex, he decided to adopt a Dutch style of painting, where the contrasts of light to dark and calm to stormy were much in evidence. Powell travelled extensively around Northern Europe and the Mediterranean.

Condition report: Oil on panel. The paint layer is in a good condition overall. There is network of drying cracks across the surface. The varnish is thick, glossy and slightly yellowed. There is possibly an areas of retouching along the left hand side although this could be abrasion. There is some damage to the name plaque although overall the frame is in a good condition.

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