Edward J. Russell (1832-1906) Watercolor on Paper “Portrait of the Brigateer John”, signed lower right Edw’d Russell 1906, and notated: Brigateer John, 1812, matted and framed.
14.25 in. x 19.25 in. Framed 25 in. x 32.5 in.

Edward John Russell was a painter, printmaker, draftsman, illustrator, political cartoonist and photographer. He was born on the Isle of Wight, England, and lived his adult years in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, and in Boston, Massachusetts where he died.

His mediums were oil, watercolor, gouache, pen and ink, graphite, wood engraving and lithography. His most well known subjects are ships, specifically portraits of single boats under sail. However his oeuvre also included other marine themes like ship wrecks, boat races, harbors and navy activity; as well as non-marine subjects such as cityscapes, street scenes, genre, war, natural disasters, news events, politics and portraits. His style was Realism.

According to the Canadian Heritage Information Network there are Edward John Russell works in the permanent collections of the Art Gallery of Hamilton (Ontario), Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (Halifax), Beaverbrook Art Gallery (Fredericton, New Brunswick), Canadian War Museum (Ottawa), McCord Museum of Canadian History (Montreal), and the New Brunswick Museum (Saint John).