English ships and frigates at anchorage – (Edoardo Federico De Martino) Previous Next


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Date: 1874

Museum: Museu Histórico Nacional (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil)

Technique: Oil On Canvas

In the foreground, blue sea with reddish waves and three white gulls flying to the right and six to the left. On the right, barrel with a rod in the center with a balloon at the end that makes it float. In the background, in the center of the screen, a vessel with a bow in front and hoisted sails, a brown hull, reflected in the water. At the end of the deck, a group of men watch the longboat in the water with sailors paddling and carrying the English flag. Two longboats about to descend to the sea. On the right, a mixed vessel with a chimney and sails, a bluish hull with two white stripes along the side with running batteries, several men move on the deck. On the left, offshore vessel with three masts and chimney. In the background, on the right, ships. Blue sky with yellowish horizon and small pink clouds. Author

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