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Pair of unsigned but very well executed oil paintings on board. Some minute traces of gold leaf found on the surface of both paintings indicate the original frames were gilded. It was common to have the title and name of the artist painted on the frame. Without the original frames and with no signature we cannot be certain who painted the pictures; however, they are undoubtedly by a professional hand. Possible artists include Edwin Hayes and William Lionel Wylie.
Each, painted on board: 6 1/8 x 12 1/4 in. (15.5 x 31.2 cm).
Later hand-painted frames: 11 9/16 x 17 3/16 in. (29.4 x 43.6 cm).
Generally known as the Chain Pier, it was designed by Captain Samuel Brown (Royal Navy officer), opening on 25 November 1823. The pier was primarily intended as a landing stage for packet boats to Dieppe, France, but it also featured a small number of attractions including a camera obscura. Turner and Constable both made paintings of the pier, King William IV landed on it, and it was even the subject of a song. The pier was destroyed in a storm in 1896.
