Live Auction 5696The Collection of the Late John Appleby: A Channel Island Treasure House
Peter Monamy (Jersey 1681-1749 Westminster) and Francis Swaine (London c.1715-1782)
Lot 285

Peter Monamy (Jersey 1681-1749 Westminster) and Francis Swaine (London c.1715-1782)

Men-o'war and other craft becalmed in an anchorage, traditionally identifed as the Carrick Roads, with St. Mawes Castle on the bluff beyond

Closed4 November 2010

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GBP 12,500

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Peter Monamy (Jersey 1681-1749 Westminster) and Francis Swaine (London c.1715-1782)
Men-o'war and other craft becalmed in an anchorage, traditionally identifed as the Carrick Roads, with St. Mawes Castle on the bluff beyond
signed 'P: Monamy' (lower centre)
oil on canvas, in a carved and gilded frame
28 x 36 in. (71.2 x 91.4 cm.)

Specialist note

It has been suggested that the work offered above is a collaboration by Monamy and Swaine. Swaine knew the Monamy family well and after Monamy's death in 1749, married his daughter, Mary. Their first born son was named Monamy Swaine to signal this connection.