Édouard Adam, The Iron Barque Polestar In Full Sail france Simony-Jensen painted several versions of

Simony-Jensen painted several versions of this scene and some were referred to as a ‘gentlemen's club’ or cafe

Repair to previous crack in panel

Overall size: 7” x 7½” / 17cm x 19cm

and ability to capture the spirit of a horse

Medium: Watercolour on paperOverall size: 25” x 19” / 64cm x 49cmYear of creation: c

Édouard Adam, The Iron Barque Polestar In Full Sail france Simony-Jensen painted several versions ofThis charming late 19th century oil painting by French artist douard Adam (1847 1929) depicts the Polestar, an iron barque, in full sail. Adam was a notable pierhead painter of marine portraiture. Built in 1858 by Samuelson of Hull, the Polestar was owned by Colesworth Lyne & Co. and traded between Liverpool and the west coast of both North and South America. It was later converted into a coal hulk for the Booth Line in Para, Brazil. Evidently, she