Tommaso de Simone (Italian, c. 1805-1888) H.M.S. Monmouth in the Bay of Naples, dated "1842"

Signed and dated, "De Simone 1842," l.r., oil on canvas, framed.

(25 in. x 17 1/2 in. (sight))

Provenance

The Parker Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Property of a Florida gentleman, formerly of Glen Cree, Kennebunkport, Maine
The consignor's colonial style home, Glen Cree, was featured in the magazine Colonial Homes, November-December 1985, and much of the collection was photographed.

Footnote:

Note

The HMS Monmouth was launched April 18, 1772, and was used by the British in the American Revolution. The ship was later modified into a prison ship, renamed Captivity in 1796.

Condition report:

29 3/4 in. x 22 in. (frame); probably lined, some cracquelure commensurate with age; slight discoloration; frame is later, with minor loss to gilding and gesso