Homeward Bound, Making for the Mersey

Image credit: Williamson Art Gallery & Museum

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W.J.J.C. Bond (sometimes humourously known as 'Alphabet' Bond) was a leading painter of the 'Liverpool School' of artists, also known as the 'Turner of the North'. An explosion of activity and waves in Liverpool Bay. New Brighton is just visible on the right.

Williamson Art Gallery & Museum

Birkenhead

Title

Homeward Bound, Making for the Mersey

Date

1872

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 96.5 x W 152.4 cm

Accession number

BIKGM:1104

Acquisition method

gift from Sir Norman Hill in memory of Sir John Gray Hill, 1924

Work type

Painting

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