Antique 19th Century Maritime Seascape War Ship Oil Painting HMS Britannia by Robert Strickland Thomas, 1835 Recently Added Kimbell Art Museum (Fort Worth

Kimbell Art Museum (Fort Worth

accompanied by this comment: "We have no need for decorations in a country which no longer has the sense of honor"

the urns having circular socle bases and raised on square ormolu plinths

implementing the concept of design as a real decision making process

The interior is lined with royal blue satin concertina shaped coin pockets and the original beveled mirror

Antique 19th Century Maritime Seascape War Ship Oil Painting HMS Britannia by Robert Strickland Thomas, 1835 Recently Added Kimbell Art Museum (Fort WorthA fine & large antique maritime oil painting of the war ship HMS Britannia, by Robert Strickland Thomas (1787 1853), the painting circa 1835. The painting depicts HMS Britannia broadside with several other war ships of the British fleet, most likley returning from the Mediterranean. In the foreground are several small boats with sailors variously occupied attending to them. A yacht with a crowded deck is visible on the left. In the center foreground