A naval squadron in a swell, with a frigate, H.M.S. Minerva, in the foreground bearing away on a southerly course

Details

Attributed to Thomas Whitcombe (1763-c.1834)
A naval squadron in a swell, with a frigate, H.M.S. Minerva, in the foreground bearing away on a southerly course
oil on canvas
30 x 47 5/8 in. (76.2 x 121 cm.)

Provenance

Presented to The London Assurance Corporation by James Williams, a Director, in 1832.

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Lot Essay

Thomas Whitcombe specialised in maritime painting and exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy between 1783 and 1824. He is recorded as having worked from various London addresses, although little is known about the artist, despite his prodigious output. Over fifty plates of his paintings were included in The Naval Achievements of Great Britain from the Year 1793-1817, J. Jenkins, London 1817.

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