21st Oct, 2009 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Victory)
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[M] AFTER SIMON DE KOSTER <br/>Baron Nelson of the...
AFTER SIMON DE KOSTER
Baron Nelson of the Nile
Early 19th-century label applied to reverse inscribed Lord Nelson sketched from Life by Edwd. Byng
Pencil on paper
7 x 6in. (17.8 x 15.2cm.) Framed and glazed
Lit: Walker, R: The Nelson Portraits, Royal Naval Museum Publications, p.248-9, pt 164.
Simon de Koster sketched Nelson for Emma Hamilton, at their home in Merton a few days before he sailed to defeat the Danish at the Battle of Copenhagen. She had a second version done by de Koster and preferred it to the original which de Koster then kept and had engraved after Nelson's death. It sold very well and was evidently used by some talented amateurs to produce their own copies of which the present lot is an attractive and finely observed example.
Baron Nelson of the Nile
Early 19th-century label applied to reverse inscribed Lord Nelson sketched from Life by Edwd. Byng
Pencil on paper
7 x 6in. (17.8 x 15.2cm.) Framed and glazed
Lit: Walker, R: The Nelson Portraits, Royal Naval Museum Publications, p.248-9, pt 164.
Simon de Koster sketched Nelson for Emma Hamilton, at their home in Merton a few days before he sailed to defeat the Danish at the Battle of Copenhagen. She had a second version done by de Koster and preferred it to the original which de Koster then kept and had engraved after Nelson's death. It sold very well and was evidently used by some talented amateurs to produce their own copies of which the present lot is an attractive and finely observed example.
Sold for £372
Estimated at £300 - £500
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
AFTER SIMON DE KOSTER
Baron Nelson of the Nile
Early 19th-century label applied to reverse inscribed Lord Nelson sketched from Life by Edwd. Byng
Pencil on paper
7 x 6in. (17.8 x 15.2cm.) Framed and glazed
Lit: Walker, R: The Nelson Portraits, Royal Naval Museum Publications, p.248-9, pt 164.
Simon de Koster sketched Nelson for Emma Hamilton, at their home in Merton a few days before he sailed to defeat the Danish at the Battle of Copenhagen. She had a second version done by de Koster and preferred it to the original which de Koster then kept and had engraved after Nelson's death. It sold very well and was evidently used by some talented amateurs to produce their own copies of which the present lot is an attractive and finely observed example.
Baron Nelson of the Nile
Early 19th-century label applied to reverse inscribed Lord Nelson sketched from Life by Edwd. Byng
Pencil on paper
7 x 6in. (17.8 x 15.2cm.) Framed and glazed
Lit: Walker, R: The Nelson Portraits, Royal Naval Museum Publications, p.248-9, pt 164.
Simon de Koster sketched Nelson for Emma Hamilton, at their home in Merton a few days before he sailed to defeat the Danish at the Battle of Copenhagen. She had a second version done by de Koster and preferred it to the original which de Koster then kept and had engraved after Nelson's death. It sold very well and was evidently used by some talented amateurs to produce their own copies of which the present lot is an attractive and finely observed example.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Victory), 21st Oct, 2009
