Lot 78: Thomas Jacques Somerscales (British, 1842-1927) Two Royal Navy corvettes on patrol in the southern ocean, their stun'sails set to catch the best of the light winds

Thomas Jacques Somerscales (British, 1842-1927)
Two Royal Navy corvettes on patrol in the southern ocean, their stun'sails set to catch the best of the light winds
signed and dated 'TSomerscales/1921' (lower right)
oil on canvas
51.5 x 76.2cm (20 1/4 x 30in).
Footnotes

It is probable that the leading vessel is the corvette HMS Clio (launched 1858) which Somerscales joined in 1864 (as a Naval Schoolmaster), stayed in until 1868 and subsequently painted numerous times during his career as an artist.

We are grateful to Michael Naxton for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.