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Battle of Cape St Vincent

Catalog no. 0001191

MediumOil on Canvas
Size24 x 36 Inches
SignedSigned LL.
DateCirca 1870

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About the artist

Spencer worked in the tradition of the earlier Dutch masters using a formalized style to depict naval engagements and ship’s portraits. Unlike the majority of the artists of his day, he did not exhibit in London but worked almost exclusively from private commissions. The artist’s technique is meticulous and quite formalized. His sea battles were often copied from engravings made by other artists, but were always created in his own easily identifiable style. Spencer is known to have excelled in ship portraiture as well as his main focus on important sea battles. Spencer is noted for working…

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