John Steven Dews
Droits De L'Homme Versus Infatigable (Commanded by Pellew), In The Distance The Amazon, Circa 1796
Estimate:
30,000
Property from an American Private Collection
Droits De L'Homme Versus Infatigable (Commanded by Pellew), In The Distance The Amazon, Circa 1796
Droits De L'Homme Versus Infatigable (Commanded by Pellew), In The Distance The Amazon, Circa 1796
Estimate:
30,000
Lot sold:
35,280
GBP
Property from an American Private Collection
John Steven Dews
British
b. 1949
Droits De L'Homme Versus Infatigable (Commanded by Pellew), In The Distance The Amazon, Circa 1796
signed J. Steven Dews lower left and titled DROITS DE L'A HOMME V. INFATIGABLE (COMMANDED BY PELLEW) / IN DISTANCE THE AMAZON / CIRCA 1796 on a label attached to the reverse
oil on canvas
Unframed: 76 by 112cm.; 30 by 44in.
Framed: 91 by 126cm., 36 by 49½in.
This picture is unlined and the original canvas is providing a stable structural support. The picture may benefit from a light clean but is otherwise ready to hang. UNDER ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT There is a slightly opaque and uneven varnish but there do not appear to be aby retouchings.
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