The Steamship "Duchess" in the Mersey signed lower right ‘J. Scott / 1858’ oil on canvas 44 x 75cm Footnote: Provenance: With Polak Gallery, 21 King Street, St James's, London, circa 1980s, when acquired by the late husband of the present owner Condition report: Relined - dry back. Paint layer stable. Slight surface dirt. Prominent craquelure left of centre, but the cracks are stable. Retouchings mostly in the sky. Stretcher marks are slightly visible from the front (depending on lighting). Some retouchings, especially on the right hand side (along the right stretcher bar) have visibly discoloured.