Property from a British Private Collection
Thomas Luny
The Battle of the Nile
Live auction begins on:
July 2, 10:00 AM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Bid
7,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a British Private Collection
Thomas Luny
St. Ewe, Cornwall 1759–1837 London
The Battle of the Nile
signed and dated lower left on a piece of driftwood:T · Luny. 1799
oil on canvas
unframed: 55.9 x 86.5 cm.; 22 x 34 in.
framed: 67.1 x 97.2 cm.; 26⅜ x 38¼ in.
Accompanied by the artist's handwritten key identifying each ship
pen over traces of black chalk on paper
unframed: 26.3 x 39.4 cm.; 10⅜ x 15½ in.
framed: 31.2 x 44.2 cm.; 12¼ x 17⅜ in.
(2)
Anne de Buck;
By whom sold ('The Property of Miss Anne de Buck'), London, Sotheby's, 15 March 1978, lot 145 (sold alongside the handwritten key by the artist).
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