A Baltic trader off Paull, Hull in the Distance

This is particularly fine topographical study of the Humber bank. The shoreline of Hull can be seen in the distance. The ships in the foreground are two views of a Russian merchantman - Hull had a brisk trade with the Baltic as early as the 13th century. To the right of the scene is the signal station at Paull which controlled the movement of shipping in and out of the Humber, and which Barton has used to give added compositional interest to the painting.