Old Masters, British & European Paintings - Day 1 - 1st March 2022
Lot 235
Neapolitan School 1897
Estimate £300 - £500
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Description
Neapolitan School 1897
HMS Polyphemus
Indistinctly signed and dated De*li*** 97 (lower right)
Gouache
27.1 x 49.6cm; 10¾ x 19½in
HMS Polyphemus was thought to be the inspiration for HMS Thunder Child in H.G. Wells' novel The War of the Worlds (London, 1897).