A Merchantman running before the Wind with a Frigate hove-to
attributed to Thomas Luny (London 1759 – Teignmouth 1837)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1770 - 1829
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
489 x 591 mm. (19 1/4 x 23 1/4 in)
Order this imageCollection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 515776
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, A Merchantman running before the Wind with a Frigate hove-to, attributed to Thomas Luny (London 1759 – Teignmouth 1837). Rough sea, a merchantman, hove-to on the right in full sail, behind to the left a frigate, blue sky seen through stormy clouds.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966) with the house and the rest of the contents.
Credit line
Anglesey Abbey, The Fairhaven Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
attributed to Thomas Luny (London 1759 – Teignmouth 1837), artist