Lot 1525
ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE ALEXANDER NAPIER (1823-1869)
A STEAM YACHT OF THE NEW BRIGHTON YACHT CLUB AT `THE TAIL OF THE BANK` ON THE CLYDE
Oil on canvas
54.5 x 95.5cm.
* The blue ensign and blue pennant at the mainmast of this steamer indicate that the owner is a member of a privileged yacht club and is on board and in effective command. The blue pennant bearing only a white anchor indicates the New Brighton Yacht Club (no longer in existence) established in 1870.