Italian School, Late 19th Century Portrait of the Bark Aberdeen at Naples

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Italian School, Late 19th Century

Portrait of the Bark Aberdeen at Naples, c. 1878. Unsigned. Gouache on paper, the vessel under full sail identified on a pennant and at stern, sailing right to left, the city and Mount Vesuvius off the starboard bow, 15 1/2 x 24 1/4 in. (sight),in a molded gilt-gesso frame. Condition: Minor toning, minor water damage, not examined out of frame.

Note: A typed note affixed to the backing includes information about the vessel. She was built in Searsport, Maine, in 1856, and was stranded off Long Branch, New Jersey, in 1885.
Estimate $800-1,200

small hole upper left, water stains at lower left, amd along left edge, discoloration in sky, concentrated in upper right, minor creasing and abrasions.


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