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CAPTAIN WILLIAM LINDSAY CHALLONER b. 1852, Bedminster, England d. 1901, New Orleans, Louisiana Two Masted Schooner J.P. Macheca, 1886 Oil on canvas; 24 x 36 in. Louisiana State Museum Captain William Lindsay Challoner lived the peripatetic life of a mariner, spending much of his time at sea, and in ports such as New Orleans and San Francisco, California. In 1880, he immigrated to Argentina and then New Orleans, where he raced at the Southern Yacht Club, and is also said to have served as captain for vessels in the Morgan Line. Painting was at first an avocation for Challoner, but his draftsmanship and handling of paint suggest academic training. He may have learned to make precise topographical drawings at the York Naval Academy. Many of his ship portraits follow the English tradition of using receding linear and atmospheric perspective to focus on the crisp portraits of specific ships. Challoner’s restrained bravura also may bear witness to the influence of the French Impressionists. RAL CIVIL WAR THROUGH THE NEW CENTURY 85  http://www.knowla.org/entry.php?rec=1164 http://www.knowla.org/entry.php?rec=1164

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