The schooner little beauty
a primitive ship’s portrait showing the two-masted schooner ‘little beauty’ broadside-on under sail. Her name is visible from the flag flying from her main mast. Several figures are indicated on board and a variety of other vessels can be seen in the distance. The artist painted a number of ship’s portraits towards the end of the 19th century. The painting is signed ‘w. P. ’, bottom right and was painted in 1875. The schooner 'little beauty'. Object Type: painting. Genre: marine art. Date: 1875. Dimensions: Painting: 430 mm x 610 mm. Collection: Royal Museums Greenwich. The schooner Little Beauty RMG BHC3451
