"Naval Artists of the 18th Century" Topic

Part 1.

"There is a separate article on this site about the cutting-out of the French corvette Chevrette in 1801. I had come on this incident through finding in an 1894 publication a most dramatic engraving depicting it. It was based on a painting by an artist referred to simply as "de Loutherbourg". Given that the name was an unusual one for an apparently British artist I decided to find out more. Not only did I discover a quite fascinating and unexpected story, but the quest introduced me to a number of other artists of the 18th and early 19th Centuries who specialised in maritime subjects. Several of these had stories – and backgrounds – as unusual as de Loutherbourg's and I'll return to them in later blogs. It is through the eyes of these men that we have come to form our mental pictures of the Age of Fighting Sail. It came as a surprise to me to learn that many of these painters, far from being studio-bound, had direct experience of life at sea, and even of combat, as told in other articles in this series…."
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Part 2 here…
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Part 3 here
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Part 4 here
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Hope you enjoy!

Amicalement
Armand

Most interesting. Many thanks.

Glad you enjoyed it my friend!. (smile)

Amicalement
Armand