Maritime art prints of Clipper ships,
American Clippers Spitfire and Flying Cloud, by maritime artists Robert
Taylor, Montague Dawson and J Popham. Maritime art prints of clippers
available from Cranston Fine Arts.
Spitfire Clipper by Robert Taylor Tea carried down the Min River from the plantations on Chinese
junks, is loaded aboard the American clipper Spitfire in Pagoda Anchorage,
Foochow, October 1857. In this busy port scene a steam tug approaches,
indicating the Clipper is almost ready to sail for London, a voyage that
she will complete in 113 days. Roberts exquisite rendition is now
available as a limited edition print.
Flying Cloud by Robert Taylor American clipper, en route to load tea, arriving at Hong Kong, May
1860, 97 days out of London. En Route to Foochow, she will load tea for
the return voyage. Of all the American clippers, the Flying Cloud had by
far the most impressive record. During two short decades in the
mid-nineteenth century, the sea's great trading routes were dominated by a
new and spectacular design of craft. Slim-hulled ships with towering
masts and great billowing clouds of sail, they were the culmination of the
Yankee's obsession with speed. In their brief but golden era they
reigned supreme, were marvelled at by people the world over, and created a
legend in maritime folklore. They were the mighty American
Clippers. Never before had ships stirred the hearts of
seafarers quite the way these magnificent wooden ships did, with their
long, lean lines, sharp bows, raked masts and massive spreads of canvas
that drove them relentlessly through the wind swept seas with breathtaking
speed. In a single generation they came and went. But during
their brief time they represented the zenith of the age of sail and have
fired the imagination of marine painters ever since. Robert Taylor's compelling work, capturing
all the hustle and bustle of a Far Eastern port at the height of the tea
trade, is now reproduced as a spectacular limited edition print.
Loch Etive by Robert Taylor The windjammer Loch Etive departs Glasgow on October 15, 1892, bound
for Sydney, Australia. After a round-trip lasting six and a half months,
she will return to London with a cargo of wool. Looking across the Firth
towards Glasgow the waters are busy with coastal craft.
Barque Glenogil off Liverpool Pierhead, 1900 by Robert Taylor
The four-masted barque Glenogil passes Liverpool pierhead as she is
towed up the Mersey. Paddle steamers in the foreground are seen embarking
passengers for the river crossing in this busy harbour scene.
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