ANTONIO DE SIMONE (ITALIAN, 1851-C.1907). H.M. Battleship 'Benbow' under steam

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 unt

Category

Watercolours

Location

London

Dimensions

H 29 × W 46 cm