Samuel John Talbot Hassel [1797-1882], Kingston upon Hull; by gift February 1875 to his son, John Gordon Talbot Hassell [1846-?]; by inheritance to his brother, George Clements Hassell [1835-1907]; by inheritance to his son, Reginald Talbot Clements Hassell [1873-1940]; by inheritance to his daughter, Joan Clements Schreiber Miller [née Hassell, 1907-1999]; by gift 1970s to her sister, Evelyn Barbara Eleanor Bethell [née Hassell, 1910-2004]; by inheritance to her children, John Bethell, Sarah Hamp, Frances Hastings, and Victoria Bethell; (sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 27 September 2006, no. 129); (French and Company, New York); purchased 8 November 2007 by NGA.
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The Northern Whale Fishery - The 'Swan' and 'Isabella', John Ward of Hull, c. 1840, oil on canvas - National Gallery of Art, Washington - DSC00106