JAMES EDWARD BUTTERSWORTH (NJ/NY/UK, 1817-1894)

The First Race of 1851, the yacht 'America' turning at the Judges Barge, crossing the Queen's Yacht, oil on hardboard, signed lower right, housed in the original deep cove gilt gesso frame, OS: 17" x 21", SS: 9 1/2" x 13 1/2". Fine condition.Buttersworth was born in London, became one of the most renowned of American ship portraitists. He moved to the US, West Hoboken, NJ in 1845, set up his larger and longest used studio in Brooklyn, NY in 1854. His paintings always showed the accuracy of a sailor's knowledge, and were imbued with a natural feeling of the water.