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237 - ANTONIO DE SIMONE (ITALIAN, 1851-C.1907)
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ANTONIO DE SIMONE (ITALIAN, 1851-C.1907) H.M. Battleship 'Benbow' under steam Signed and dated 'De Simone 90' (lower right) Gouache 11½ x 18in. (29 x 46cm.) Laid down at the Thames Iron Works in 1882, Benbow was completed in 1888 as one of three 'Admiral' Class battleships. Displacing 10,600 tons, she sported two enormous single 16¼in. guns fore and aft, supplemented by a further ten 6-in. and twelve 12-pdr guns and five above-water torpedo tubes. She served in the Mediterranean until 1891 and thereafter was either a guardship or in reserve. She participated in the 1902 Coronation Fleet Review, but was then back in Reserve until sent for breaking in 1909. In good condition, foxing to mount that hasn't impacted paper. Framed 20.5 x 27.25in.
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