LOUIS DODD
United Kingdom, 1943-2006
"The Royal Yacht Charlotte Off Greenwich Hospital, 1765". Signed lower right "Louis Dodd". Titled on gallery label verso.
Oil on panel, 16" x 24". Framed 24" x 32".
Provenance:
Christie's, Marine Pictures, Sale 4658, November 22, 1991, Lot #31.
Quester Gallery, Stonington, Connecticut.
The Property of a Gentleman: The Estate of Peter Goldstein.

Notes:
The royal yacht Charlotte, 232 tons, was built at Deptford and launched in 1749. Ship-rigged and constructed as a sixth-rate, she carried a crew of 70. She was originally named Caroline after George II's wife but was renamed Charlotte in 1761 in honor of George III's bride-to-be. She was a principal royal yacht for more than 50 years, transporting the future queen from Kiel to England for her wedding and the king to welcome home troops and conduct fleet reviews. She was broken up in 1820.

Greenwich Hospital, on the southern banks of the Thames, was the official home for retired Royal Navy sailors from 1692 to 1869.

Not examined out of frame or under UV light. No damages noted.

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