Autograph Letter Signed, to "My dear George", reporting on Captain Watson s observations on the fate of the ship Resolution, and wondering whether this matter should be put before the Duke.

SCHETKY, John Christian.

Published by 2 pp. 7 x 4½ inches, in good condition.

About this Item

5 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, 8 November 1863. John Christian Schetky (1778 1874), Scottish marine painter. In 1867, the year of his wife's death, Schetky published Reminiscences of Veterans of the Sea , a series of photographs of twenty of his paintings and drawings selected to illustrate the great wooden fighting vessels of the British Navy. "I fear it will break Capt Watson s heart to behold (before his face) hisold pet ship hash d and smash d in the manner he describes! - it is indeed a sorry account of her present condition, and I fear a true one!".

Seller Inventory # 16356

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Autograph Letter Signed, to "My dear George", reporting on Captain Watson s observations on the fate of the ship Resolution, and wondering whether this matter should be put before the Duke.
• Publisher: 2 pp. 7 x 4½ inches, in good condition.