The Three-Masted Barque âHalcyonâ of Hull
The âHalcyonâ was a barque of three masts, weighing 358 tons and measuring 105ft in length. She was built in 1825 by Dykes and Gibson on the River Hull for William Lowthorpe of Welton. Sadly the barque foundered in the same year. Binks was renowned for his paintings of merchant ships around Hull as well as scenes of arctic exploration. The style in which he painted was likened to that of the best known Hull marine artist, John Ward (1798-1849). Both share a certain clarity and precision in their portraits of ships, using a more graphic than painterly style of working.
