ID 990681
Lot 196 | CHARLES BROOKING (DEPTFORD 1723-1759 LONDON)
Estimate value
£ 25 000 – 35 000
Frigates becalmed near the shore, firing a salute
oil on canvas
23 1/2 x 34 1/4 in. (59.7 x 87 cm.)
Provenance
Reverend H. B. George, Holywell Lodge, Oxford.
Dr and Mrs A. G. Peto, circa 1960, and by descent.
Literature
D. Joel, Charles Brooking 1723-1759 and the 18th Century British Marine Painters, Woodbridge, 2000, p. 125, no. 29, illustrated.
Exhibited
Aldeburgh, Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the Arts; and Bristol, Bristol City Art Gallery, Charles Brooking, 1723-1759, paintings, drawings and engravings, 9 June -30 July 1966, no. 35, lent by Dr & Mrs A.G. Peto (Bristol only).
| Artist: | Charles Brooking (1723 - 1759) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil on canvas |
| Genre: | Marine art |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Artist: | Charles Brooking (1723 - 1759) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil on canvas |
| Genre: | Marine art |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Address of auction |
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