Lot 851
Sir Frank Brangwyn (1867-1956)
Lot 851 Details
Sir Frank Brangwyn (1867-1956), British
TURKS BOARDING "THE DOLPHIN", CIRCA 1899
Oil on board; signed with initials “FB” lower right, titled to gallery label verso, signed, titled and numbered No. 4813 to the L.B.H. label verso
14.75 x 20.5 in — 37.5 x 52.1 cm
Estimate $3,000-$5,000
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Provenance:
The Fine Art Society Ltd., London;
The Estate of R. Lyman Williams, Montreal;
By descent to the present Private Collection, St. Catharines, Ontario
Literature:
The frontispiece to W.H. Long’s, “Naval Yarns”, 1899
Note:
According to Libby Horner, this work, previously entitled The Three Half Moons and the Barbary Pirate, formed the frontispiece to W.H. Long’s “Naval Yarns” from 1899. The scene depicts the Dolphin heading for London with her cargo, and a skirmish with five Turkish men-of-war in January 1617.