Chevalier Eduardo de Martino Italian, 1838-1912
The corvette 'Uruguay' in the Antarctic passing icebergs
signed 'E de Martino' (lower right)
oil on board
4 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (11.3 x 19 cm)
£3,500.00
Provenance
Collection of Christopher Rowley Esq.
Collection of George Hughes-Hartman, Wormington.
The Maas Gallery, Clifford Street, London.
The corvette Uruguay, under the Captaincy of Lt Julian Irizar, was famously responsible for the rescue of Dr Otto Nordenskjold's stranded Antarctic expedition in 1903. The ship is now a floating museum in the harbour of Buenos Aires.