Ship Portrait of the *Providentia* fört af Kapitain Axel Pedersen af Svendborg ca. 1835, – The Danish Topsail Schooner under sail in two positions at sea – Watercolor – 31 x 41 cm – not signed, but well attributed to Johnson – Private Collection Hamburg

Note: Johnson often executed commissions by the Captains of smaller vessels, which were in wide use in Scandinavia during the period. We know by him several portraits of one masted Northern (Cargo) Yachts and this Topsail Schooner represents therefore already the typical "medium size" sailing craft used in the area and period. Click on the image to see a larger illustration. Photo Copyright is with the Fine Art Emporium. Please refer to the page for Ole Johnson.

*Robert Brandt* von Archangel, Capt. J.R. Hansen, den 7. April 1842 – The Russian Brig in three positions at sea, Watercolor, 51 x 65 cm, signed, inscribed and dated – Private Collection Northern Germany

Note: The typical signature of the artist is as follows (not taken from the picture shown here):

, nearly all of his works are signed. Click on the image to see a larger illustration. Photo Copyright is with the Fine Art Emporium. Please refer to the FineArtEmporium page for Jakob Spin.

Johann Hinrich Friedrich Meyer (German, 1792-1870) - Ship Portrait of the German Galeas "*Betriebsamkeit* Capt. J.P. Hoefft 1817", the vessel of Lubecka off a flat coastline – signed "J.H.F. Mey (er)" and inscribed with title - Watercolour - 38 x 49 cm (15 x 19 1/4 in.) - The Werder Collection Germany

Note: The Galeas *Betriebsamkeit* was first registered in Lubecka in 1805. When the vessel was built it could not be verified. The galeas was declared a total loss in 1826. A similar watercolor can be found in the Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte der Hansestadt Luebeck (Lubecka). The painter J.H.F. Meyer was a seafarer and helmsman on the *Betriebsamkeit* in 1816. After 1818 he was captain of the *Freyheit* of Lubecka. Click on the image to enlarge the picture. Photo Copyright is with the Werder Collection, Germany.

Jacob Boettger (German, 1781-1860) - Ship Portrait of the Brigg ELISA von Hamburg, geführt durch Capitän H.M Volkertsen 1843 – The German vessel is shown under full sail off Heligoland - Watercolor – 50 x 70 cm (20 x 27 1/2 in.) – signed "J. Böttger in Altona" and inscribed with title and "Die Ansicht von Helgoland" – The Werder Collection Germany

Note: Click on the image to enlarge the picture. Photo Copyright of the image is with the Werder Collection.