The framed painting of Titania hanging on a light beige wall above a wooden desk. A glass vase of colorful flowers sits on the desk, framed by a bookcase with trailing green plants on the left.

Oil painting in an ornate Champagne gold frame, showing the three-masted clipper ship Titania sailing on bright blue choppy seas. The black hull cuts through the water under partially set white square sails, set against a bright sky with scattered fluffy clouds.

Titania at Sea

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Medium Oil on panel

Dimensions 16″ × 20″ (41 × 51 cm)

Framing Champagne gold with linen slip

Year 2026

Based on the full model in the National Maritime Museum, Titania (1866) is shown out at sea as refitted. The house flag of Shaw, Lowther and Maxton flies on the mainmast.

From the National Maritime Museum: “The ‘Titania’ was a composite-built clipper and was highly competitive and profitable in the tea trade to the Far East. In 1871, under Captain J. Dowdy, the ‘Titania’ made the fastest passage of the year – 93 days from Foochow against the South West monsoon. Bought by the Hudson’s Bay Company in the 1880s, ‘Titania’ ended her days working in the Mediterranean and was finally broken up in Marseilles in 1910.”

This painting was reconstructed from period sources. It is signed in the lower right corner and dated in the lower left.

Detail Views

Close up of the painted ship's bow plunging through dark blue waves, highlighting the intricate rigging, bowsprit, and white deckhouses.

Close up of Titania’s bow

Close up of the ship's mainmast and upper yards, showing the white canvas sails catching the light and a red house flag flying at the very top.

Close up of the upper yards and house flag

Close up of the lower right corner of the ornate Champagne gold picture frame, showing the inner linen slip, gold beading, and the artist's GS signature on the canvas.

Champagne gold frame with linen slip and signature

The framed painting of Titania hung in a sophisticated room with dark wood wall paneling, illuminated by a brass picture light above it. Two hands are seen gently adjusting the bottom right corner of the frame.

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Titania at Sea

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