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James E. Buttersworth

James Edward Buttersworth (1817–1894) was an English painter who specialized in maritime art and is considered among the foremost ship portraitists in the United States of the nineteenth century. His paintings are particularly known for their meticulous detail, dramatic settings, and grace in movement.

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  • Puritan’ And ’Genesta’, America’S Cup 1885 by James E. Buttersworth

    PURITAN’ AND ’GENESTA’, AMERICA’S CUP 1885

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  • Puritan’ Leading ’Genesta’, America’S Cup, 1885 by James E. Buttersworth

    PURITAN’ LEADING ’GENESTA’, AMERICA’S CUP, 1885

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  • A Racing Yacht On The Great South Bay by James E. Buttersworth

    A RACING YACHT ON THE GREAT SOUTH BAY

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  • Portsmouth Harbor With An 80-Gun Frigate Bound For Spithead by James E. Buttersworth

    PORTSMOUTH HARBOR WITH AN 80-GUN FRIGATE BOUND FOR SPITHEAD

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  • Magic’ And ’Cornelia’ by James E. Buttersworth

    MAGIC’ AND ’CORNELIA’

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    From $210.00
  • The Narrows by James E. Buttersworth

    THE NARROWS

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  • The ’N.B.Palmer’ At Anchor Off Staten Island by James E. Buttersworth

    THE ’N.B.PALMER’ AT ANCHOR OFF STATEN ISLAND

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  • Two Clipper Ships by James E. Buttersworth

    TWO CLIPPER SHIPS

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    From $210.00
  • The Mouth Of The Savannah River At Cockspur Island by James E. Buttersworth

    THE MOUTH OF THE SAVANNAH RIVER AT COCKSPUR ISLAND

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  • Yachts Rounding The Mark by James E. Buttersworth

    YACHTS ROUNDING THE MARK

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    From $224.00
  • Yachts Rounding The Nore Light Ship In The English Channel by James E. Buttersworth

    YACHTS ROUNDING THE NORE LIGHT SHIP IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL

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  • Yacht Racing Off Castle Garden, New York by James E. Buttersworth

    YACHT RACING OFF CASTLE GARDEN, NEW YORK

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Painted by hand. Not printed.

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Every canvas is painted by hand by a trained oil artist — no prints, no machine finishing. Each piece carries real brushwork, real texture, real layers.

Museum-grade pigment matching

We mix each pigment against high-resolution museum references. The greens of Monet, the gold of Klimt, the blues of Van Gogh — matched, not approximated.

Layered, cured, built to last

Oil paint is built in layers and allowed to dry between them — the way the originals were made. The result is a canvas with depth, weight, and decades of life.