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A Maltese xebec in Mediterranean waters, thought to be off Gibraltar, with an English frigate heading inshore beyond
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Thomas Luny (St. Ewe [?] 1759-1837 Teignmouth)
A Maltese xebec in Mediterranean waters, thought to be off Gibraltar, with an English frigate heading inshore beyond
signed and dated 'Luny 1826' (lower left)
oil on canvas
20 x 27 1/8 in. (50.8 x 69.2 cm.)
A Maltese xebec in Mediterranean waters, thought to be off Gibraltar, with an English frigate heading inshore beyond
signed and dated 'Luny 1826' (lower left)
oil on canvas
20 x 27 1/8 in. (50.8 x 69.2 cm.)
Provenance
Captain R.C. Hesketh Smith RN & thence by descent.
Anonymous sale; Phillips, London, 10 July 1990, lot 15.
Anonymous sale; Phillips, London, 10 July 1990, lot 15.
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Please note the additional provenance for this lot. Captain R.C. Hesketh Smith RN & thence by descent.
Anonymous sale; Phillips, London, 10 July 1990, lot 15.
Anonymous sale; Phillips, London, 10 July 1990, lot 15.