THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
Samuel Scott (1702-1772)
Details
Samuel Scott (1702-1772)
The Engagement between H.M.S. Nottingham and the French Two-Decker Mars, 1746
with inscription lower left 'Engagement between the Nottingham & Mars 1746';
32½ x 53in. (82.5 x 134.6cm.)
The Engagement between H.M.S. Nottingham and the French Two-Decker Mars, 1746
with inscription lower left 'Engagement between the Nottingham & Mars 1746';
32½ x 53in. (82.5 x 134.6cm.)
Provenance
commissioned by 4th Earl of Sandwich and by descent to
George, 9th Earl of Sandwich; Christie's, 4 March 1927, lot 51 (420 gns. to Paget)
Sir Almeric Paget, 1st Lord Queenborough (1861-1949) by descent to Comtesse de la Poype and by descent
George, 9th Earl of Sandwich; Christie's, 4 March 1927, lot 51 (420 gns. to Paget)
Sir Almeric Paget, 1st Lord Queenborough (1861-1949) by descent to Comtesse de la Poype and by descent
Literature
R. Kingzett, A Catalogue of the Works of Samuel Scott, Walpole Society, XLVIII, 1982, p. 33, version B
Exhibited
Chelsea, Royal Naval Exhibition, 1891, no. 318