help me identify an artist of an old oil painting,ever heard of hook?

Question

painting is very old very dark,and is a seascape.painting is signed on back.cant make out first and middle,although pretty sure middle name ends in y.any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

Hi... could it be:
James Clarke Hook ~ A.R.A, artist
English, 1819 - 1907
Signature: http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image_letter.asp?id=208
http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=275
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/mag/pages/mnuExplore/BrowseByArtist.cfm?action=ArtistTitle&name=James%20Clark%20Hook&lettera=h
http://www.virtualmuseum.info/collections/object.asp?collectionid=6&row=391&ckid=46196
http://search.famsf.org:8080/search.shtml?artist=hook
http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/art.asp?aid=6109

Answer 2

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