THOMAS WHITCOMBE (LONDON C. 1763-C. 1824 ?)

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02.07.2025 00:00UTC +01:00
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Los 220 | THOMAS WHITCOMBE (LONDON C. 1763-C. 1824 ?)
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THOMAS WHITCOMBE (LONDON C. 1763-C. 1824 ?)
The Capture of the Genoese pirate vessel 'Liguria' by H.M. Brig 'Espoir', 7 August 1798; and 'Liguria' being taken into Gibraltar by H.M. Brig 'Espoir', 7 August 1798
oil on canvas
27 7/8 x 42 in. (70.8 x 106.7 cm.)(2)
a pair (2)




Provenance

Commissioned by Captain Loftus Otway Bland (1777-1810), and by descent in the family to,
John Humphrey Bland (1828-1919), County Antrim, and by descent to,
Mrs L.E. Kirkwood; Christie's, London, 29 March 1963, lot 36.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 23 March 1977, lot 99A, where unsold, as 'one indistinctly signed with initials'.
with Richard Green, London.
Acquired by the present owner in the late 1970s.



Exhibited

London, Chelsea, Royal Hospital, Royal Naval Exhibition, 2 May-24 October 1891, nos. 553 and 559 (lent by John Humphrey Bland).
London, Earl's Court, Naval, Shipping and Fisheries Exhibition, 1905, nos. 345 and 346 (lent by John Humphrey Bland).
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