Lot Essay
See the note to lot 44.
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"A French Bark entering the Harbour of Havana, the Morro Castle to the left"
Details
Fritz Siegfried Georg Melbye (1826-1869)
"A French Bark entering the Harbour of Havana, the Morro Castle to the left"
indistinctly signed and dated 'F S G Melby pinx / 1861' (lower left), inscribed "Mr Melby" (sic) on the stretcher, and further inscribed 'A French Bark Entering / the Harbour of Havana the / Morro Castle to the left / Painted by F G. Melby[e]' on the remains of an old label on the stretcher
oil on canvas
15 1/8 x 27 1/8in. (38.3 x 68.8cm.)
"A French Bark entering the Harbour of Havana, the Morro Castle to the left"
indistinctly signed and dated 'F S G Melby pinx / 1861' (lower left), inscribed "Mr Melby" (sic) on the stretcher, and further inscribed 'A French Bark Entering / the Harbour of Havana the / Morro Castle to the left / Painted by F G. Melby[e]' on the remains of an old label on the stretcher
oil on canvas
15 1/8 x 27 1/8in. (38.3 x 68.8cm.)
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