Lot Essay
In the foreground are two fishermen in a rowing boat, a 20 gun man-o'-war is at anchor to the left of the composition, and to the right is an 18 gun single dock man-o-war.
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A small man-'o'-war at anchor with cutters under sail
Details
Charles Brooking (1723-1759)
A small man-'o'-war at anchor with cutters under sail
oil on canvas
23 x 26 in. (58.4 x 66 cm.)
A small man-'o'-war at anchor with cutters under sail
oil on canvas
23 x 26 in. (58.4 x 66 cm.)
Provenance
R.R. Henshaw, Esq.
Rupert Preston Gallery.
Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 17 November 1967, lot 125.
G.E.J. Robertson.
Rupert Preston Gallery.
Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 17 November 1967, lot 125.
G.E.J. Robertson.
Literature
D. Joel, Charles Brooking 1723-1759 and the 18th Century British Marine Painters, Woodbridge, 1988, p.122, no.19, illus.
Special notice
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