197 . THOMAS H . WILLIS ( American 1850-1925 ) “ Portrait of J . P . Morgan ’ s Yacht Corsair I ”, silk embroidery on canvas , unsigned , the Corsair built around 1882 , the first of four like-named craft , visible at the top of the foremast is the burgee of the New York Yacht Club of which Morgan was Commodore from 1915 to 1922 . 16 in . x 26 in .
198 . THOMAS H . WILLIS ( American 1850-1925 ) “ Portrait of the Steam Yacht Niagara ”, silk embroidery on painted canvas , circa 1905 , signed lower right T . Willis N . Y . The Niagara belonged to financier and New York Yacht Club member Howard Gould , and was built in 1898 by Harland & Hollingsworth from the design of W . G . Shakford . Quite exceptional are the number of people Willis has depicted onboard with crew members in white , while gentlemen have blue coats and white hats , and one woman in a skirt stands behind figures in reclining chairs . The yacht flies the N . Y . Y . C burgee , Gould ’ s private signal and the American ensign . 20 in . x 36 in . Overall 31 ½ in . x 48 in .
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