I am searching for the location of the original painting of "The Charlotte & Louise." Who has it? I would also like to know the name of the painter. She is described as follows: 2 full-rigged masts, oak Husum, built in Schleswig-Holstein 10 May 1825 (Bielbrief; Document of Completion, J.F.W. Iken & Co., Employers and Ship Owners, Bremen [Merchant Houses], D.H. Watjen & Company.) 84’ = length over the stems 19' = length of keep 225 = tons / tonnage capacity Captain Hermann Wessels (1925-35) Number of men in the crow = 10 (enrolled on 19 May 1831) 21 May 1831 departure date for voyage to NYC Number of passengers on the voyage to America = 80 1825-1846 sailed under the Bremen flag Information courtesy of Dr. Adolf Hofmeister, Staats Archiv Bremen. Michael Palmer, are you out there???? :-) Don Watson

Hello Don, You may want to contact the firm of BUCHOLZ. They have an extensive collection of antique German maritime art. Karsten Buchholz KG - Am HollŠnderberg 2 A - 21465 Reinbek (bei Hamburg), Germany Phone from the US: 01149-40-827 927 (please call in the morning of your U.S. time). Fax from the US: 01149-40-82 35 37 Email: bais@gmx.de Website: http://www.fineartemporium.com/gallery.htm Or contact any Maritime Museum which also specializes in maritime art. Good luck with your search! Kathleen --- Don Watson <dwats@cox.net> wrote: I am searching for the location of the original painting of "The Charlotte & Louise." Who has it? I would also like to know the name of the painter.... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com