The Naval Battle of Cape St Vincent | Antoine Léon Morel-Fatio | 1842
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Warships converge beneath a stormy sky, with the central vessel’s diagonal spars and torn canvas forming a striking knot of movement. Light breaks across the water from the left, setting the dark hulls against a luminous haze of smoke. Morel-Fatio commemorates the Portuguese naval battle of July 1833, when Charles Napier’s Liberal squadron defeated the Miguelist fleet. The painting balances the descriptive detail of ships at close quarters with an atmosphere that makes the engagement feel immediate and unstable.
Frame:
A black solid-wood frame with a 2.4mm snow-white bevel-cut mount, supplied ready to hang.
Print:
Premium heavyweight matte fine art paper, printed with water-based inks. The artwork fills the mount opening without an additional white print border.
Sizes:
18 × 12 inches — 45.7 × 30.5 cm
24 × 16 inches — 61.0 × 40.6 cm
