20th Apr, 2011 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Princess)
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[M] J. FOSTER STACKHOUSE (BRITISH NAVAL SCHOOL,...
J. FOSTER STACKHOUSE (BRITISH NAVAL SCHOOL, 19TH-CENTURY)
H.M.S. 'Royal Sovereign' underway
Grey wash and pencil
Signed and dated 'J. Foster Stackhouse/'92' (lower left) with sketches in margin
9¾ x 10¾in. (24.5 x 27.5cm.)
Launched in 1891, the distinctive side-by-side funnels make Royal Sovereign instantly recognisable. The very acme of Victorian battleship design, she appears in many photographs of the 1897 Spithead Review dressed overall. She never saw active service, being broken up on the eve of War in 1913.
Estimated at £80 - £120
H.M.S. 'Royal Sovereign' underway
Grey wash and pencil
Signed and dated 'J. Foster Stackhouse/'92' (lower left) with sketches in margin
9¾ x 10¾in. (24.5 x 27.5cm.)
Launched in 1891, the distinctive side-by-side funnels make Royal Sovereign instantly recognisable. The very acme of Victorian battleship design, she appears in many photographs of the 1897 Spithead Review dressed overall. She never saw active service, being broken up on the eve of War in 1913.
J. FOSTER STACKHOUSE (BRITISH NAVAL SCHOOL, 19TH-CENTURY)
H.M.S. 'Royal Sovereign' underway
Grey wash and pencil
Signed and dated 'J. Foster Stackhouse/'92' (lower left) with sketches in margin
9¾ x 10¾in. (24.5 x 27.5cm.)
Launched in 1891, the distinctive side-by-side funnels make Royal Sovereign instantly recognisable. The very acme of Victorian battleship design, she appears in many photographs of the 1897 Spithead Review dressed overall. She never saw active service, being broken up on the eve of War in 1913.
H.M.S. 'Royal Sovereign' underway
Grey wash and pencil
Signed and dated 'J. Foster Stackhouse/'92' (lower left) with sketches in margin
9¾ x 10¾in. (24.5 x 27.5cm.)
Launched in 1891, the distinctive side-by-side funnels make Royal Sovereign instantly recognisable. The very acme of Victorian battleship design, she appears in many photographs of the 1897 Spithead Review dressed overall. She never saw active service, being broken up on the eve of War in 1913.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Princess), 20th Apr, 2011
