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31 - MANNER OF PIERRE PUGETSHIPPING OFF THE COAST IN A TEMPESTOil on canvas33 x 82cm (12 x 32¼in.)Provenance:Sale, Sotheby's, Northamptonshire, Barnwell Manor, 28, 29 & 30 May 2002, lot 1022 (as Attributed to Pierre Puget, unsold)Sale, Dreweatts, Newbury, Windsor House Antiques: The End of an Era, 25 & 26 April 2023, lot 204It has been suggested that the present lot may represent the remnants ofthe Spanish Armada which were forced to sail around the British Isles aftertheir defeat by Drake and his men. It is well recorded that they encounteredterrible weather on their journey home, many were wrecked and only a fewmanaged to finally get back to Spain. Interestingly, the Latin motto on theElizabethan medallion commemorating the defeat of the Armada famouslytranslated as “God blew and they were scattered”.With thanks to Michael Naxton for his assistance with cataloguing this lot.
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£3,000 - 5,000 (€3,500 - 6,000)Sale fees
MANNER OF PIERRE PUGETSHIPPING OFF THE COAST IN A TEMPESTOil on canvas33 x 82cm (12 x 32¼in.)Provenance:Sale, Sotheby's, Northamptonshire, Barnwell Manor, 28, 29 & 30 May 2002, lot 1022 (as Attributed to Pierre Puget, unsold)Sale, Dreweatts, Newbury, Windsor House Antiques: The End of an Era, 25 & 26 April 2023, lot 204It has been suggested that the present lot may represent the remnants ofthe Spanish Armada which were forced to sail around the British Isles aftertheir defeat by Drake and his men. It is well recorded that they encounteredterrible weather on their journey home, many were wrecked and only a fewmanaged to finally get back to Spain. Interestingly, the Latin motto on theElizabethan medallion commemorating the defeat of the Armada famouslytranslated as “God blew and they were scattered”.With thanks to Michael Naxton for his assistance with cataloguing this lot.
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