Shipping off Sheerness signed lower right 'J W Carmichael 1852' oil on canvas 73 x 51cm Footnote: Provenance: Christie's, London, 2nd February 1977, lot 132; Purchased by a relative of the present owner in 1979 Literature: Diana Villar, John Wilson Carmichael 1799-1868 , 1995, p.70 A smaller variant of this composition was painted in watercolour in 1868 (Christie's, London, 12 November 2014, lot 100) Condition report: This picture is relined and the lining is providing a stable structural support. The canvas tension is good; there are gentle undulations across the surface. An old tear in the sky to the left of the ship in full sail has been repaired and retouched. There are other scattered retouchings across the surface, mainly located in the sky. The varnish is clear and even.