Old Masters, British & European Paintings - Day 2 - 2nd March 2022
Lot 536
Henry A. Luscombe (1820-1868)
Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £600
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Description
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; 12ΒΌ 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).