Antique 19th Century Maritime Seascape War Ship Oil Painting HMS Britannia by Robert Strickland Thomas, 1835 Recently Added A rare French/Brittany carved oak

A rare French/Brittany carved oak bench from the late 19th century

He worked as a landscape and portrait painter primarily

The interior is lined with royal blue satin concertina shaped coin pockets and the original beveled mirror

Usually of monumental size

In the commercial company there was undoubtedly little room for personal initiative

Antique 19th Century Maritime Seascape War Ship Oil Painting HMS Britannia by Robert Strickland Thomas, 1835 Recently Added A rare French/Brittany carved oakA fine & large antique maritime oil painting of the war ship HMS Britannia, by Robert Strickland Thomas (1787 1853), the painting circa 1835. The painting depicts HMS Britannia broadside with several other war ships of the British fleet, most likley returning from the Mediterranean. In the foreground are several small boats with sailors variously occupied attending to them. A yacht with a crowded deck is visible on the left. In the center foreground