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This biography of George Chambers, arguably the most important marine painter of the nineteenth century, seeks to remedy the sad neglect into which art appreciation has allowed him to fade in the years since his death. It brings the benefit of extensive new picture research to illustrate the biographical narrative of a young artist who, from humble beginnings and with no formal training, rose in his short life to royal patronage and national renown and who, uniquely, became the embodiment of the true romantic spirit in sea painting. Chambers’ work is remarkable for its equal mastery of oils and watercolours, in a range of marine-related subject matter After early periods as a panorama and theatrical scene painter, his work falls into three main thematic groups.