Eduardo Federico de Martino Italian, 1838-1912

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Description

Eduardo Federico de Martino
A group of Brazilian views
three signed l.r., three dated, two: 21 Apr 68 and the other: I Novbre 1868 and each inscribed with titles
watercolour over pencil
largest 20 by 27cm
8 by 10 1/2 in

including Estancia a Pta Obligado, Parana (2) and Pta d' Armacao

Catalogue Note

de Martino was born at Meta near Naples, the son of a chief pilot in the Royal Navy. He went to the Naval Academy in Naples and by 1866 he was navigating officer on the corvette Ercole in South America when he resigned his commission and made his living through painting, first in Montevideo and then Porto Alego in Brazil. In 1876 he moved to London and became Marine Painter to Queen Victoria