Object Description
A large striking oil on canvas painting of a harboured Naval Flotilla attributed to Francis Moltino Mid-19th Century in date.
The painting presents a busy harbour scene with an anchored Naval Flotilla and a clear blue sky with calm waters.
Francis Moltino (1818–1888) was a 19th-century English landscape painter. Most biographical accounts give his place of birth as Milan, Austrian Empire but this is incorrect. Francis Moltino was in fact born Frank George Owen Moulton in Norfolk and no doubt changed his name and reinvented himself to sound more exotic. Moltino married Elizabeth Nockold in 1834 and moved to London in the 1840s.
Between 1847 and 1867 he exhibited at the Royal Academy, the British Institution, and the Royal Society of British Artists. Moltino specialised in atmospheric cityscapes of the river Thames and Victorian London, and in particular vedute scenes of Venice in the style of J. M. W. Turner. Moltino died in Wandsworth, South London in April 1888.
The artist used very subtle colours to add some mystery to the scenery.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 92 cm x Width 143 cm x Depth 5.5 cm – Frame
Height 76 cm x Width 127 cm – Painting
Dimensions in inches:
Height 3 foot x Width 4 foot, 8 inches x Depth 2 inches – Frame
Height 2 foot, 6 inches x Width 4 foot, 2 inches – Painting
Our reference: A4703