Lot 175: A French armed merchantman and an American three-master entering the bay of Rio de Janeiro; and A French warship calling for a pilot as she runs into the bay of Rio de Janeiro

Antoine-Alexander-Auguste Frémy (1816-1885) A French armed merchantman and an American three-master entering the bay of Rio de Janeiro; and A French warship calling for a pilot as she runs into the bay of Rio de Janeiro both signed and dated 'AT FREMY 1856' (lower left) and the first inscribed 'bay de Rio' (lower right, under the mount) pencil and grey wash heightened with gum arabic and with scratching out 11 5/8 x 17 ¾ in. (29.5 x 45.1 cm.) (2)a pair

29.5 x 45.1 cm.