JOHN CHRISTIAN SCHETKY (BRITISH, 1778-1874) MARINE PRINT BOOK, titled "Reminiscences of the Veterans of the Sea / A Series of Photographs / Illustrative of the British Navy of By-Gone Times / From the Professional Works of J. G. Schetky / Marine Painter in Ordinary to her Most Gracious / Majesty the Queen" and including numerous prints of some of the most celebrated Schetky marine works. Published 1867. Circa 1867. 17 1/2" x 13 1/2" object.

"Provenance: Property of Maurice Derby Leach, Jr., and Virginia Baskett Leach, Lexington, VA.

Catalogue Note: John Christian Schetky (1778-1874) was an important British artist and marine painter. Born in Scotland to immigrant parents of Hungarian descent, Schetky attended the Royal High School in Edinburgh, where he developed a life-long friendship with Walter Scott, the soon-to-be-famous Romantic novelist. Schetky taught at numerous institutions of note, including Oxford and the Royal Naval College, and exhibited on multiple occasions at the Royal Academy. His fame was such that he was the appointed Royal Marine Painter to George IV, William IV, and Queen Victoria. This book was originally the property of Caroline Eliza Derby, the great-great-aunt of the consignor, Maurice Derby Leach, and was a part of the collection of his great-uncle, Kenneth Henry Leach. Kenneth Henry Leach's collection included the 17th-century Samuel Betts bracket clock which sold at JSE & Associates on June 21, 2014 for $109,250.
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Very good condition overall with minor toning and foxing to pages and slight wear to spine of original binding.