Peter Monamy
1681-1749 England/Marine Artist
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Brief Biography-Peter Monamy was born in Jersey in 1681. In London as a teenager, he was an apprentice house painter at London Bridge. He began drawing and painting views of the Thames and finished his apprenticeship at the same time as his contemporary James Thornhill in 1704. Willem Van de Velde the Younger was his primary influence. He has paintings in the Royal Cork Yacht Club, Ireland and other coastal locations in England. His works became highly regarded in his time. |
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