August Americana

Description:

Thomas Buttersworth Jr. (English, 1797-1842)

An Armed Customs Cutter Pursuing a Smuggling Lugger off the Eddystone Lighthouse
Signed "T. Buttersworth" l.r.
Oil on canvas, 18 x 24 in., in a modern gilt-gesso frame.
Condition: Relined, small areas of retouch in sky associated with repaired punctures, small areas of retouch in the water.
Estimate $6,000-8,000


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