Although concentrating on furniture we have a have a few paintings here at Carlton Hobbs, amongst which is this attractive seascape by Robert Salmon (1775-1848).
The painting shows 3 views - bow, beam and stern, of the 'Alfred', a merchant ship possibly built in South Shields, England in 1801. It maybe supposed to represent the ship tacking towards a harbour on the coast behind. Painted in 1804, it is an unusually large and impressive work from this early stage of Salmon's career and a reminder of the great days of sail that would be in eclipse by the 2nd half of the nineteenth century as steam power gradually took over.
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