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Jan 27 2011
The Frigate Toivo by William Howard Yorke, 1872
Academician / British / Paintings (Reproductions) / Russian - 1 year ago - troycapc
This a reproduction of William Howard Yorke’s “The Frigate Toivo” of 1872. William Howard York was born in Canada, the son of the painter William Gay York. He moved to Liverpool with the family when he was eight years old. Within three years he was painting portraits of sailing ships and he continued this for the rest of his life in Liverpool even when his father left for America in 1871. This sailing ship, Toivo" was built in Oulu, Finland and its name means Hope. This ship came out of service in 1895. William Howard York died in 1921 at the age of seventy-four years. This masterpiece is on display in the Northern Osthrobothia Museum, Oulu, Finland.
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