Skip to main content
Items Similar to The HMS Barfleur Heeling in the Breeze.
English, 19th century - Fine Large Antique Marine Oil Painting Battle Ships at Sea & Sailing Yacht
Fine Large Antique Marine Oil Painting Battle Ships at Sea & Sailing Yacht
Peter Monamy - A Calm with a Man of War firing a Saluteo
A Calm with a Man of War firing a Saluteo
English Marine Oil - Classic English Marine Oil Painting Tall Sailing Ships on Choppy Seas off Coast
Classic English Marine Oil Painting Tall Sailing Ships on Choppy Seas off Coast
Contemporary English School - English School Oil Painting Napoleonic Wars Naval Engagement Battle at Sea
English School Oil Painting Napoleonic Wars Naval Engagement Battle at Sea
Abraham Storck - Ships Heading to Sea - Dutch 17th century Old Master marine art oil painting
Ships Heading to Sea - Dutch 17th century Old Master marine art oil painting
Unknown - British Royal Navy Ships Off the English Coast, 18th Century Charles Brooking
British Royal Navy Ships Off the English Coast, 18th Century Charles Brooking
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 6

Peter Monamy
The HMS Barfleur Heeling in the Breeze.

$61,627.20
£45,000
€53,539.99
CA$86,547.70
A$87,799.84
CHF 49,939.79
MX$1,066,677.53
NOK 587,329.28
SEK 589,365.13
DKK 400,309.09

About the Item

PETER MONAMY 1681 - 1749 A British man-of-war and other vessels at sea Oil on canvas, signed lower left 'P. Monamy: Pinx[i]t' Image size: 44 1/4 x 56 1/4 inches. (112.5 x 143 cm.) Original hand carved gilt frame PROVENANCE The Royal Yacht Squadron collection, Cowes Castle, Isle of Wight William Redford, London. Private collection This superb maritime scene is an archetypal Monamy painting, depicting a three-deck gunship of the Royal Navy, proudly flying the British Red Ensign. The turbulent sea and dark clouds hint at stormy weather, through which the gunship bravely persists. As is characteristic of his works, Monamy employs a great level of detail in his diligent depiction of the flagship, depicting the Red Squadron flag, wreathed gunports and a heavily ornamented stern. In fact, the level of detail is so particular, that it has been possible to tentatively identify the ship as the HMS Barfleur. The HMS Barfleur was a three-decker second-rate 90-gun ship, aligning with the specification of the ship depicted in this work. The ship was built in the late 1690s, when wreathed gunports were the fashion, and was still in service for the 1707 deployment of the new Red Squadron flag, sported on the ship’s stern. The flying of this flag indicates the presence of the Commander in Chief on board, specifically the Admiral of the Fleet, who was also likely the Admiral of the Red. The HMS Barfleur was the flagship for George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, from 1718 onwards. The ship played a prominent role as the flagship in the Battle of Cape Passaro, a decisive victory against the Spanish in the War of the Quadruple Alliance. Crucially, Byng was known to have commissioned five large paintings from Monamy in the mid-1720s, celebrating his naval victories – what better a victory to celebrate than his first as Admiral of the Fleet? It is likely, therefore, that the above image is one of Byng’s commissions. Peter Monamy Peter Monamy was born in London in 1681, the youngest son of a Guernseyman. Trained originally in house decoration, Peter Monamy was probably largely self-taught as a marine painter. His style closely followed that of Willem van de Velde the younger. Monamy was working after the van de Velde family and other Dutch painters, who had come to work in England, had heightened interest in shipping pictures and created a growing market for them. He emerged with Samuel Scott as one of the two leading figures in the first generation of British marine painters, although his range of work is uneven in quality. He worked industriously for at least 40 years and left a wealth of paintings illustrating the nation’s naval history and recording a wide range of ships of the first half of the 18th century. Five large paintings, one dated 1725, were produced for George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, (1663–1733) First Lord of the Admiralty from 1727, commemorating his naval triumphs. In Southill: A Regency House, 1951, Sir Oliver Millar mentions that three of these paintings are signed, that they are executed "in a very cartographic manner", and "are of considerable historical interest". In 1726, he was elected Liveryman of the Company of Painter-Stainers to which he presented a very large painting of the ‘Royal Sovereign at anchor’ which still remains in their collection. Although his paintings usually depict actual ships, they rarely record specific events as, up until 1739, his career coincided with a long period of peace. It was probably through his friend William Hogarth that Monamy was commissioned to decorate several of the supper-boxes at Vauxhall Gardens in London, with marine paintings illustrating John Gay’s patriotic ballad ‘Sweet William’s Farewell to Black Eyed Susan’. The paintings are lost but known from the engravings by Paul Fourdrinier. He also contributed a view of the fleet in the Downs (also lost) to the Foundling Hospital. He lived much of his life in Westminster, close to some of his naval patrons (especially the Durell family of Jersey) and died there in ‘indifferent’ financial circumstances according to Vertue, from charging modest prices and working much for dealers.
  • Creator:
    Peter Monamy (1681 - 1749, British)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 44.25 in (112.4 cm)Width: 56.25 in (142.88 cm)Depth: 4 in (10.16 cm)
  • Medium:
    Canvas,Oil
  • Movement & Style:
    Old Masters
  • Period:
    1720-1729
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU52417718712

More From This Seller

View All
The Battle of Raz de Sein

Thomas LunyThe Battle of Raz de Sein, 1834

The Battle of Raz de Sein

By Thomas Luny

Located in London, GB

Thomas Luny 1759-1837 The Battle of Raz de Sein Oil on canvas, signed and dated 'Luny 1834' lower left Image size: 15 1/4 x 20 1/8 inches (38.7 x 51.2 cm) Provenance The Parker Gall...

Category

19th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Firing the Salute: Early 18th Century Naturalistic Oil on Canvas

Peter MonamyFiring the Salute: Early 18th Century Naturalistic Oil on Canvas

Firing the Salute: Early 18th Century Naturalistic Oil on Canvas

By Peter Monamy

Located in London, GB

Oil on canvas Image size: 19 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches (49 x 39.5 cm) Original frame This is a a wonderful marine scene depicting a flotilla of battleships, warships and Admiralty yachts....

Category

Early 18th Century Naturalistic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Firing a Salute in The Nore, Signed Seascape by Peter Monamy, Dated 1724

Peter MonamyFiring a Salute in The Nore, Signed Seascape by Peter Monamy, Dated 1724, 1724

Firing a Salute in The Nore, Signed Seascape by Peter Monamy, Dated 1724

By Peter Monamy

Located in London, GB

Oil on canvas, signed and dated ‘1724’ bottom right Image size: 48 x 36 inches (121 x 91 cm) 19th Century hand carved gilt frame This exquisite rediscovered artwork by Monamy showca...

Category

1720s English School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Preparing to Sail

C. Rex JamesPreparing to Sail

Preparing to Sail

Located in London, GB

Preparing to Sail C. Rex James Oil on canvas on board Image size: 17 1/4 x 21 1/2 inches ( 54.5 x 43.5 cm) Original frame This painting by James captures a serene scene of several y...

Category

20th Century English School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Open Seas, Late 19th Century

Frank Lewis EmanuelOpen Seas, Late 19th Century

Open Seas, Late 19th Century

By Frank Lewis Emanuel

Located in London, GB

Oil on board Image size: 14 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches (37.5 x 30 cm) Contemporary hand made frame A dramatic, and highly colourful, depiction of the crashing waves of the open seas. The ...

Category

Late 19th Century English School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

You May Also Like

A Fine and Small Oil Painting of a Ship of the Line and Other Vessels

A Fine and Small Oil Painting of a Ship of the Line and Other Vessels

A Fine and Small Oil Painting of a Ship of the Line and Other Vessels

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A Fine and Small Oil Painting of a Ship of the Line and Other Vessels by George Chambers Snr, c.1833 Of small size and jewel-like quality, the present piece is typical of the fine q...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Ships Heading to Sea - Dutch 17th century Old Master marine art oil painting

Abraham StorckShips Heading to Sea - Dutch 17th century Old Master marine art oil painting, Circa 1670

Ships Heading to Sea - Dutch 17th century Old Master marine art oil painting

Located in Hagley, England

This fantastic Dutch Old Master marine oil painting is by noted Dutch marine artist Abraham Storck. Painted circa 1670 the composition is a number of ships heading out to sea, their sails billowing and banners and flags blowing in the wind. The sea is also choppy and clouds race over head. It is an ambitious, busy nautical scene and Storck has perfectly captured the energy and movement of the ships and smaller vessels. This is an excellent example of a 17th century Dutch Old Master oil painting. Provenance: Part of a private collection of Flemish & European paintings. Koller Auctions in Switzerland in 2011. Bonhams 2020. Condition. Oil on canvas, 25 inches by 24 inches and in good condition. Frame. Housed in an ornate 23 carat gilt carved Lely period frame with name plate, 32 inches by 31 inches and in excellent condition. Abraham Storck (1644-1708) was a Dutch painter, who enjoyed a reputation for his marine paintings, topographical views and Italianate harbour scenes. Storck was also an outstanding draughtsman. Storck was baptized in the Noorderkerk, a Protestant church in the Jordaan. His father was the painter Jan Jansz Sturck (or Johannes Storck) (1603-1673), from Wesel; his mother was Teuntje (Apolonia) Jacobs. The couple married in 1628. Storck had two brothers, who were also painters using the name Sturckenburch until c. 1688 after which they started calling themselves Storck or Sturck. It is likely they were all trained with their father in the family workshop and joined the local Guild of Saint Luke, otherwise it was impossible to sell any painting. Circa 1666 Storck established his workshop producing naval, harbor scenes as well as landscape paintings and city scapes. In 1670 he traveled with his brother Jacob and worked in Germany. In 1694, at age 49, he married the widow Neeltje Pieters van Meyservelt. At the end of his life he lived on Kattenburg near the harbour. Storck's marine and river scenes were influenced by the two Willem van de Veldes (the elder and the younger), Ludolf Bakhuizen...

Category

1670s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large 18th Century Seascape Oil Painting of the British Navy Fleet off Dover

Dominic SerresLarge 18th Century Seascape Oil Painting of the British Navy Fleet off Dover

Large 18th Century Seascape Oil Painting of the British Navy Fleet off Dover

By Dominic Serres

Located in Gerrards Cross, GB

‘The British Fleet with a Vice-Admiral of the Red off Dover’ by Dominic Serres R.A. (1722-1793). The authenticity of the painting has been established by the Artory database (Registr...

Category

Late 18th Century English School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil