£380
Antonio de Simone (Italian, 1851-1907) - H.M.S. Surprise - Gouache - 26 x 49.5cm - Signed lower right and dated '87' - To the reverse is attached a hand-written note explaining how the painting was commissioned in 1886 and that it was the official yacht of the Duke of Edinburgh when he was Commander in Chief. The dispatch vessel was built by Palmer's of Jarrow in 1885 and broken up in 1919.
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