English School (19th century)
Panorama of the Fleet Review, off Ryde, Isle of Wight,1856
pencil and watercolour, heightened with white
14 1/2 x 48 1/2 in. (36.8 x 123.2 cm)
£8500.00
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The “Great Peace Review”, as it was called at the time, was held on St. George’s Day 1856 to mark the fleet’s triumphant return home from the Crimean War.
The “Great Peace Review”, as it was called at the time, was held on St. George’s Day 1856 to mark the fleet’s triumphant return home from the Crimean War.