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Lot 31
Thomas Whitcombe (London c.1752-1824)
A crowded flagship of an Admiral of the Blue passing Mount Edgcumbe as she closes into port at Plymouth
Closed24 November 2010
Price Realised
GBP 37,250
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Specialist note
A leading maritime painter of the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars, Whitcombe painted over 150 actions of the Royal Navy including fifty plates for The Naval Achievements of Great Britain, a splendid volume issued after the cessation of hostilities.
His work is strongly represented in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich and in other important naval collections around the world.
His work is strongly represented in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich and in other important naval collections around the world.