WILLIAM HOWARD YORKE (BRITISH, 1847-1921). The Danish barque 'Hertha' (Captain H.M. Petersen) with Pilot Cutter No.6 approaching

WILLIAM HOWARD YORKE (BRITISH, 1847-1921) The Danish barque 'Hertha' (Captain H.M. Petersen) with Pilot Cutter No.6 approaching Signed 'W.H. YORKE LIVERPOOL' (lower left) and inscribed with title Oil on canvas 19½ x 29½in. (49.5 x 75cm.) Built by J. Blumer & Co., Sutherland for Hertha A/S Holdings in 1892, the Hertha was a 172-foot three-masted steel barque of 666 tons. Over the following 15 years she was used for long distance journeys from Denmark to South America, Indonesia, and A

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H 49,5 × B 75 cm