Antique Signed E. Martino Watercolour Marine Battle Painter to Queen Victoria
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Fine antique signed watercolour heightened by ink and pencil of a marine battle scene entitled in Italian 'The Beginning of the End' by Eduardo de Martino (1838-1912), an Italian born marine painter famous for his depictions of marine warfare who became a British citizen and served as the official Marine Painter to Queen Victoria and King Edward VII
Provenance - Arthur Bigge, 1st Baron Stamfordham (1849-1931) and his wife Constance Neville (1849-1922).
Stamfordham was a British Army officer and courtier. He was Private Secretary to Queen Victoria during the last few years of her reign, King Edward VII and to King George V during most of his reign. He was the maternal grandfather of Lord Adeane, Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II from 1953 to 1972.
Size: 9 x 12 cm approx
Sub-Type: Royalty
Type: Historical
Signed: Yes
Object: Signed Watercolour
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom