The Scottish artist John Christian Schetky, the son of a German composer, was born in Edinburgh in 1778. After taking drawing lessons from Alexander Nasmyth and completing his education in Edinburgh, he embarked on a Continental tour in 1801. Later he became a drawing-master at the Royal Military College, Great Marlow, eventually being appointed Professor of Drawing at the Royal Naval College, Portsmouth, in 1811, a post he held for 25 years. He exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy between 1805 and 1872, his subjects ranging from ship portraits and royal embarkations to reconstructions of earlier sea battles of the time of Nelson. In 1820 he was made Marine Painter in Ordinary to George IV and was granted the same title by Queen Victoria in 1844. He frequently travelled on board the Royal Yacht and assisted the Queen with her own sketches.
A very nice lithograph by the Royal artist John Christian Schetky showing a busy shipping scene on the River Clyde. In good condition – there are three small and insignificant foxing marks – this work is nicely presented in its original frame and mount.
Measures 51 cm wide by 21 cm deep (75.5 cm by 46.5 cm in its frame.
£200
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