Old Masters including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection
Old Masters including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection
ROBERT SALMON | A Man-Of-War of the Red Squadron, Departing the 'Tail of the Bank' Anchorage on the Clyde
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May 7, 02:23 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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ROBERT SALMON
Whitehaven, Cumberland 1775 - circa 1845
A MAN-OF-WAR OF THE RED SQUADRON, DEPARTING THE 'TAIL OF THE BANK' ANCHORAGE ON THE CLYDE
signed and dated lower right: RS 1815
oil on canvas
unframed: 42.5 x 65.5 cm.; 16¾ x 25¾ in.
framed: 54.5 x 77.5 cm.; 21 1/2 x 30 1/2 in.
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With Fosters;
From whom acquired by Sir David Scott, for £30, before 1930.
Sotheby's, Pictures from the Collection of Sir David and Lady Scott, 2008, pp. 32-35.
The present work shows a 52-gun 4th-rate man-of-war of the Red Squadron departing from the 'Tail of the Bank' anchorage in the upper Firth of Clyde,1 and the busy waterfront near Greenock, in the shelter of the hills, is painted with Salmon's characteristic attention to topographical detail. At the foremast, the blue flag pierced with white is the Blue Peter, indicating imminent departure. Visible directly beneath the bowsprit of the central frigate is a very early steamer, possibly the Comet, which was built by Henry Bell and launched in 1812 (when Salmon was staying in the area).
1 The 'bank' refers to the shallows in the upper reaches towards Glasgow.