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Thomas Buttersworth, British 1768-1842- The Bombardment of Algiers; oils on canvas, one signed...
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Thomas Buttersworth,
British 1768-1842-
The Bombardment of Algiers;
oils on canvas, one signed 'T. Buttersworth Sr[?]' (lower right), each 46 x 61.5 cm., a pair (2). (VAT charged with the hammer price).
Note:
Buttersworth served in the Royal Navy in the 1790s before becoming a marine painter, with his compositions obviously informed by his experience as a seaman. He produced a number of versions of the present highly dramatic scene, which depicts the 'Bombardment of Algiers' of 27 August 1816, in which the British and Netherlandish forces attempted to break the power of the 'Barbary pirates' who had been active in the area. Indeed, another strikingly similar version of the same composition sold at Christie's, London, on 3 December 2015 (lot 159) for £17,000, while another, larger, scene sold at Bonhams, London, on 28 February 2006 (lot 83) for £46,000.
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