Lot Essay
Sailing under the British flag, the Batavia was built in Quebec in 1877 by F.X. Marquis. This painting is the only known version of the Batavia executed by Jacobsen.
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PROPERTY FROM THE INDIA HOUSE CLUB COLLECTION, NEW YORK
ANTONIO NICOLO GASPARO JACOBSEN (1850-1921)
THE BATAVIA
Details
ANTONIO NICOLO GASPARO JACOBSEN (1850-1921)
THE BATAVIA
signed and dated Antonio Jacobsen NY 1878/ 257. 8 Av. (lower right)
oil on canvas
21 3⁄4 x 36 in.
THE BATAVIA
signed and dated Antonio Jacobsen NY 1878/ 257. 8 Av. (lower right)
oil on canvas
21 3⁄4 x 36 in.
Literature
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Marine Collection to be found at India House (New York, 1936), p. 5, no. 11.
Harold S. Sniffen, Antonio Jacobsen - The Checklist (New York, 1984), pp. 42-43, no. 24.
Harold S. Sniffen, Antonio Jacobsen - The Checklist (New York, 1984), pp. 42-43, no. 24.