Lot 61: Vilhelm Melbye (Elsinore 1824-1882 Roskilde)

Vilhelm Melbye (Elsinore 1824-1882 Roskilde)
Xebecs and other coastal craft in the Mediterranean off Tangiers, Morocco
signed and dated 'Wilhelm Melby 1854' (lower left), signed and inscribed 'Middelhavet/oster efter un/seυr fur/Tanger/Vilh: Melbye' (on a label attached to the stretcher) and further inscribed 'Bugten ved Tanger med/Atlas Bjergene oster efter' (on another label attached to the stretcher)
oil on canvas
17 x 26½ in. (43.2 x 67.3 cm.)