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THOMAS WHITCOMBE (LONDON C. 1763-C. 1824 ?)
THOMAS WHITCOMBE (LONDON C. 1763-C. 1824 ?)
THOMAS WHITCOMBE (LONDON C. 1763-C. 1824 ?)
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THOMAS WHITCOMBE (LONDON C. 1763-C. 1824 ?)
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THOMAS WHITCOMBE (LONDON C. 1763-C. 1824 ?)

The Capture of the Genoese pirate vessel 'Liguria' by H.M. Brig 'Espoir', 7 August 1798; and 'Liguria' being taken into Gibraltar by H.M. Brig 'Espoir', 7 August 1798

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THOMAS WHITCOMBE (LONDON C. 1763-C. 1824 ?)
The Capture of the Genoese pirate vessel 'Liguria' by H.M. Brig 'Espoir', 7 August 1798; and 'Liguria' being taken into Gibraltar by H.M. Brig 'Espoir', 7 August 1798
oil on canvas
27 7⁄8 x 42 in. (70.8 x 106.7 cm.)(2)
a pair (2)
來源
Commissioned by the family of Captain Loftus Otway Bland (1777-1810), and by descent to,
John Humphrey Bland (1828-1919), County Antrim, and by descent to,
Mrs L.E. Kirkwood; Christie's, London, 29 March 1963, lot 36.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 23 March 1977, lot 99A, where unsold, as 'one indistinctly signed with initials'.
with Richard Green, London.
Acquired by the present owner in the late 1970s.
展覽
London, Chelsea, Royal Hospital, Royal Naval Exhibition, 2 May-24 October 1891, nos. 553 and 559 (lent by John Humphrey Bland).
London, Earl's Court, Naval, Shipping and Fisheries Exhibition, 1905, nos. 345 and 346 (lent by John Humphrey Bland).

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Loftus Otway Bland served under Nelson at the Battle of Copenhagen, and also saw service in the West Indies where he married Sarah, widow of J. Ashbourner and daughter of Samuel Foote of Demerara. The capture of the 26-gun 'Liguria' after a four hour engagement in which the 14-gun 'Espoir' defended her convoy, earned him a promotion to Captain on 25th September 1798. Another depiction of the capture by Whitcombe was engraved by Thomas Sutherland for James Jenkins's 1817 publication The Naval Achievements of Great Britain, from the Year 1793 to 1817. Whitcombe was an accomplished and prolific maritime artist about whose life little is known, although he was a frequent exhibitor at the Royal Academy.

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