French Man of War

Image credit: Sir Max Aitken Museum

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A very dramatic scene of a French Man o' War foundering of a rocky coast by the Dutch artist Philip van Macheren. His work is rare and not restricted to marine paintings.

Sir Max Aitken Museum

Cowes

Title

French Man of War

Date

1685

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 101.6 x W 127 cm

Accession number

14

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Philip van Macheren 1685

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