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On both sides of this signboard, the boldly painted British warship in full sail is making good speed in a stiff breeze, with its 74 guns run out. Its blue uniformed crew is on deck or aloft and red-coated marines line the poop deck. Judging by the number and type of sails and by the flags it sports at its mastheads – the Union Jack, the Royal Standard (to signify that the King was on board) and Admiralty flag – this First Rate ship-of-the-line is thought to date to the Napoleonic wars. Given such specific details the unknown artist may well have been a sailor during that period. Although Bangor had a thriving port, largely serving the slate industry from the late eighteenth century, and still today has a ‘Ship Inn’ on its High Street, it is not known if this signboard is from Bangor or from another port such as Caernarfon.
Title
Ship Tavern Sign
Date
c.1800
Medium
oil on wood panels
Measurements
H 67.3 x W 100 cm
Accession number
2000/6
Acquisition method
on loan from Bangor University
Work type
Painting