File:Thomas Somerscales - Two Royal Navy corvettes (1921).jpg
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[edit]Thomas Somerscales: Two Royal Navy corvettes on patrol in the southern ocean, their stun'sails set to catch the best of the light winds ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q322291 |
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Object type |
painting object_type QS:P31,Q3305213 |
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Description |
It is probable that the leading vessel is the corvette HMS Clio (launched 1858) which Somerscales joined in 1864 (as a Naval Schoolmaster), stayed in until 1868 and subsequently painted numerous times during his career as an artist. |
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Date |
1921 date QS:P571,+1921-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium |
oil on canvas medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259 |
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Dimensions |
height: 51.5 cm (20.2 in); width: 76 cm (29.9 in) dimensions QS:P2048,51.5U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,76U174728 |
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Collection |
Private collection institution QS:P195,Q768717 |
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Inscriptions |
Signature and date bottom right: TSomerscales/1921
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Source/Photographer | Bonhams, London, 5 Oct 2016, lot 78 |
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current | 18:41, 13 October 2019 | 5,789 × 3,729 (5.03 MB) | Ekenaes (talk | contribs) | again from same Bonhams source | |
18:00, 26 July 2017 | 1,600 × 1,031 (311 KB) | Trzęsacz (talk | contribs) | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Artwork |wikidata = |artist = {{Creator:Thomas Somerscales}} |title = {{title|en=Two Royal Navy corvettes on patrol in the southern ocean, their stun'sails set to catch the best of the lig... |
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