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Peter Monamy (Jersey 1681-1749 Westminster) and Francis Swaine (London c.1715-1782)

Men-o'war and other craft becalmed in an anchorage, traditionally identifed as the Carrick Roads, with St. Mawes Castle on the bluff beyond

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Peter Monamy (Jersey 1681-1749 Westminster) and Francis Swaine (London c.1715-1782)
Men-o'war and other craft becalmed in an anchorage, traditionally identifed as the Carrick Roads, with St. Mawes Castle on the bluff beyond
signed 'P: Monamy' (lower centre)
oil on canvas, in a carved and gilded frame
28 x 36 in. (71.2 x 91.4 cm.)

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Lot Essay

It has been suggested that the work offered above is a collaboration by Monamy and Swaine. Swaine knew the Monamy family well and after Monamy's death in 1749, married his daughter, Mary. Their first born son was named Monamy Swaine to signal this connection.

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