Old Masters, British & European Paintings - 5th March 2025

Lot 223

English School 19th Century

Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £2394

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Description

English School 19th Century
HMS Royal George at anchor in a naval dockyard, probably Portsmouth, with other elements of the fleet close by
Oil on canvas
101.1 x 126.1cm; 39¾ x 49¾in, framed as an oval

This work depicts the famous flagship Royal George, completed for sea in 1756, but which foundered at Spithead on 29th August 1782 with the loss of hundreds of lives in the worst peacetime disaster in the history of the Royal Navy.