19th-Century English School, HMS Hibernia In Choppy Waters Off Cape Finisterre

19th-Century English School, HMS Hibernia In Choppy Waters Off Cape FinisterreThis dramatic mid 19th century oil painting by British artist T Jones depicts the HMS Hibernia amid turbulent conditions off Cape Finisterre, Spain. Its a splendid piece that captures the sheer brutality of these infamous waters. The Royal Navys HMS Hibernia was a 110 gun ship launched at Plymouth in 1804. Designed by Sir John Henslow, she became the flagship for the Royal Navy base at Malta. An inscription on the reverse refers to Vice Admiral Sir

Georg Jahn

past a breaker that juts into the sea

green and red

Friedrich Kraus (1826-1894)

John Horace Hooper (1851-1906)

He often painted scenes along the Danish coastline and his works are held in private collections worldwide

The canvas has been restored at least once and one area is a little undulant

Hans Kratzer (1874-1927)

There are also a few fine lines running through the top of the image

which twists past the church and away to our left

The portrait is housed within a simple giltwood frame

Condition: Minor losses around the edges but otherwise in very nice condition