The threemaster 'Louisa Prinses der Nederlanden' in full sail

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Martinus Schouman (Dutch, 1770-1848)
The threemaster 'Louisa Prinses der Nederlanden' in full sail
signed 'M.Schouman f' (lower right)
oil on canvas
72 x 94.5 cm.

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The 'Louisa Prinses der Nederlanden' was built in Dordrecht in 1826 with a tonnage of 750. It sailed the seas under captain J.F.H. Göbel, as can be deducted from the flag in the mizzen topmast. Its final journey was to Mauritius in 1858.

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