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BRITISH SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY) FOLK ART NAUTICAL
BRITISH SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY) FOLK ART NAUTICAL
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BRITISH SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY) FOLK ART NAUTICAL PAINTING, oil on board, finely detailed depiction of a three-masted steam-powered iron-clad vessel, two large-caliber gun turrets below deck, plying the waters on a clear day, inscribed at lower edge "HMS CAPTAIN FOUNDERED OFF CAPE FINNISTERRE SEP 7 1870", signed "SB" lower left. Housed in a 19th-century molded birdseye maple frame with gilt liner. Circa 1870. 9" x 14 1/2" sight, 13 3/4" x 19" OA.
Good visual condition with scattered craquelure, abrasions, and areas of discoloration. Frame with minor wear.
Provenance: From a private West Virginia collection.
Catalogue Note: The HMS Captain was an elaborate gun-ship of novel conception completed in April of 1870 that capsized in August of that same year as a result of poor construction and design. Nearly 500 sailors lost their lives in the tragic episode.
Condition
Good visual condition with scattered craquelure, abrasions, and areas of discoloration. Frame with minor wear.
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BRITISH SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY) FOLK ART NAUTICAL

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