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A FLEMISH REVERSE GLASS PAINTING ENTITLED VUE SUR LE PORT D'OSTENDE
Lot 667

A FLEMISH REVERSE GLASS PAINTING ENTITLED VUE SUR LE PORT D'OSTENDE

PETRUS CORNELUS WEYTS (1799-1855)

Closed5 October 2011

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EUR 5,625

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A FLEMISH REVERSE GLASS PAINTING ENTITLED VUE SUR LE PORT D'OSTENDE
PETRUS CORNELUS WEYTS (1799-1855)
Signed and dated P:Weijts a Ostende 1833., in a grained frame
48 cm. high x 70 cm. wide excluding the frame

Specialist note

The depicted bark is identified as the Jean Key (built 1829), entering the harbor of Ostend. This bark was the first transatlantic vessel from Ostende, that sailed to America with cargo, mail and immigrants.