Henry A. Luscombe (1820-1868)

Henry A. Luscombe (1820-1868)

HMS Galatea under the command of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, in Plymouth Sound, with Drake's Island and Mount Edgcumbe in the distance

Signed and indistinctly inscribed H A Luscombe Plym* (lower left)

Oil on canvas

30.8 x 45.9cm; 12¼ x 18in

Provenance:

Wilberforce Bryant, Kingston-upon-Thames

HMS Galatea launched in 1859, and in 1866, after a refit, she went on a world cruise under the command of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (1844-1900).