Elisha Taylor Baker (American, 1827 – 1890) painted this grand sailing vessel, ‘THE BELLA CROWELL,’ circa 1870. This oil-on-canvas painting measures 24 by 32 1/8 inches (61 by 81.6 cm), and it goes to auction at Sotheby’s, New York, next month, 7 April 2017, with an estimated price of 6,000 to 9,000 USD.