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Lot 174
Francis Swaine (c.1715-1782)
A two-decker of the Red Squadron running down the Channel leaving fishermen hauling in their catch in her wake
Closed8 July 2015
Price Realised
GBP 7,500
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Specialist note
A close contemporary of Charles Brooking, whose work he sometimes copied, Francis Swaine was also influenced by the work of his father-in-law, Peter Monamy, which is clearly in evidence in the work offered above.