Huggins, William John (sold)
William John Huggins (1781 - May 19, 1845) was a British maritime painter active in the first half of the 19th century. Huggins' early life is mired in obscurity. His first recorded voyage was made between 1812 - 1814 as an ordinary seaman on the East Indiaman Perseverance to India and China. It was during this voyage that he developed as a maritime painter. Back in London, he took up residence on Leadenhall Street, near East India House. He may, at this time, have been schooled in painting by the ship decorator Thomas Duncan. Soon, he established himself as a maritime artist, where his work found an enthusiastic client base amongst returning merchants and seamen. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1817 and continued to exhibit regularly for the remainder of his life. He was awarded the position of marine-painter to George IV and, from 1830, William IV, for whom he painted three large pictures of the Battle of Trafalgar. Huggins died in London in 1845.
Whaling in the South Seas.
South Sea Whale Fishery. A representation of the Ships Amelia Wilsona and Castor off the Island of Bouro with the Boats and Crew in the various process of Fishing, shewing the manner the Spermacetti Whales are caught also the mode of cutting them into to Ship, and Boiling the Oil upon the Deck.
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An iconic 1825 William John Huggins lithograph illustrating the South Sea Whale Fishery in the vicinity of the Spice Islands. This is one of 2 'whale fishery' prints issued by Huggins and Sutherland, the other being the 'Northern Whale Fishery'. Both are iconic and admired for their granular and accurate illustration of the excitement, richness, romance, dangers, and brutality of the whaling trade. (more details)