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Thomas Buttersworth (1768-1842)
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Thomas Buttersworth (1768-1842)

A night engagement

细节
Thomas Buttersworth (1768-1842)
A night engagement
signed 'T. Buttersworth' (lower right)
oil on canvas, unframed
17 x 21 in. (43.3 x 53.4 cm.)
注意事项
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

拍品专文

Although very dark, as befits a night engagement, this work is believed to portray the aftermath of the celebrated action between H.M.S. Seahorse and the Turkish frigate Badere Zaffere in the Aegean on the 6th July 1808.