The Ceres in Three Positions off St Helena

Details

Thomas Luny (1759-1837)
The Ceres in Three Positions off St Helena
signed and dated 'T.Luny. 1788.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
34¼ x 58 in. (87 x 147.3 cm.)

Provenance

The Countess of Limerick.
Purchased from the St. James Gallery, 1960.

Lot Essay

The East Indiaman Ceres sailed on her first voyage, to India and China, from Portsmouth on 5 April 1788. She returned to Portsmouth at the end of her third and last voyage on 10 September 1794. The present picture is a charateristic early work by Luny, and still bears the strong influence of Francis Holman, his master.

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