After Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg, R.A.

The Estate of the Late Dowager Countess Howe;
thence by descent

STRUCTURE The canvas has been laid on board. PAINT SURFACE The painting appears to be in very good condition. ULTRAVIOLET Examination under ultraviolet light reveals two minor spots of retouching in the sky, eather side of the central ships. There is furthr minor retouching to abbrassion along the upper edge of the canvas, where it meets the frame. FRAME Held in a gilded composite wooden and plaster frame. For further information on this lot please contact Julian Gascoigne on +44 (0)207 293 5482, or at julian.gascoigne@sothebys.com.
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This is a version of the painting of the same subject in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.