R. Vale (fl.c.1705-1730)

A Royal Yacht, wearing the flag of the Lord High Admiral, announcing her arrival at the anchorage

Details

R. Vale (fl.c.1705-1730)
A Royal Yacht, wearing the flag of the Lord High Admiral, announcing her arrival at the anchorage
oil on canvas
18¼ x 59½ in. (46.4 x 151.1 cm.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 13 July 1988, lot 1.

Literature

F.B. Cockett, Early Sea Painters 1660-1730, Woodbridge, 1995, p. 94, ill. col. pl. 48.

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Lot Essay

There is very little documentary evidence recorded on R. Vale, which given his undoubted skill is rather surprising. It is known, however, that he was working in England between 1705-1730 in the style of Willem van de Velde II and Isaac Sailmaker.

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