Lot Essay
Compare to a drawing dated 8 November 1854 recorded at the archives of the RKD in The Hague.
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The salute: a noble company surveying a fleet
Details
Cornelis Springer (Dutch, 1817-1891)
The salute: a noble company surveying a fleet
signed and dated 'CSpringer.Oct 54.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
70 x 93 cm.
The salute: a noble company surveying a fleet
signed and dated 'CSpringer.Oct 54.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
70 x 93 cm.
Provenance
The artist's estate; Sale, Frederik Muller, Amsterdam, 1-2 December 1891, lot 33, as: Marine.
Special notice
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Sale room notice
Please note that it has been suggested that the present lot depicts Prince Willem III visiting the fleet in Vlissingen, 12 August 1678.