Lot Essay
The castle depicted shows some similarities with that of Rochester, Kent.
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A fortified port on a promontory, an English frigate firing a salute
Details
Bonaventura Peeters (Antwerp 1614-1652 Hoboken)
A fortified port on a promontory, an English frigate firing a salute
signed with initials and dated 'B·P·1645' (lower centre)
oil on panel
14½ x 27 5/8 in. (36.8 x 70.2 cm.)
A fortified port on a promontory, an English frigate firing a salute
signed with initials and dated 'B·P·1645' (lower centre)
oil on panel
14½ x 27 5/8 in. (36.8 x 70.2 cm.)
Provenance
Paul Delaroff (1852-1913), Paris; his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 27 April-2 May 1914 [first day sale], lot 64.
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