File:Francis Holman, Commodore James in the Protector, with the Revenge and the grab Bombay in the bay off the fort at Gheriah, India, April 1755 (18th century).jpg

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Artist
Francis Holman  (1729–1784)  wikidata:Q5481308
 
Francis Holman
Alternative names
Holman
Description British painter
Date of birth/death 1729 Edit this at Wikidata 29 November 1784 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Ramsgate, England Wapping, London, England
Work period 1760 Edit this at Wikidata–1790 Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
London Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q5481308
Title
English: Commodore James in the Protector, with the Revenge and the grab Bombay in the bay off the Suvarnadrug fort at Gheriah, India, April 1755.

Sold 2008 at Christie's

Sold at Bonhams 2017 as Commodore James in the Protector with Revenge and the grab Bombay off Gheriah, India, April 1755 https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/23967/lot/39/

Severndroog Fort (Suvarnadurg) to Gheriah (Vijadurg) is 254 kms by road
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Description
English: Commodore James in the Protector, with the Revenge and the grab Bombay in the bay off the Suvarnadrug fort at Gheriah, India, April 1755. A depiction of a naval attack on 2 April 1755 against the fortress of Tulaji Angre (the admiral of the Maratha Navy) at Suvarnadurg in Konkan, along the western coast of India between Mumbai and Goa. The attack was led by Commodore William James (c. 1721 – 16 December 1783) of the Honourable East India Company commanding the Bombay Marine ship Protector, and involved the bomb ketches Protector and Bombay (the latter a locally built ship or "grab".
Date 18th century
date QS:P571,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
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Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
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Dimensions 40 × 43.5 in (101.6 × 110.4 cm).
Private collection
institution QS:P195,Q768717
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Object history 29 October 2008: Sold by Christie's, London (lot 17, sale 7660) for £32,450 (US$51,920), including buyer's premium.
Notes
English: Painting features craquelure and stretcher stressing. There is an X-shaped repaired puncture mark to the middle right in the sky. Minor infilling and retouching around the ships, in the sky and at the edges has been effected. The canvas was previously relined.
References See source.
Source/Photographer http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?from=salesummary&intObjectID=5127581.
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  • A View of the Fort of Geriah
    A View of the Fort of Geriah

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View of Commodore James in the ''Protector'', with HCS ''Revenge'' (1755–1782), and the grab ''Bombay'' off Gheriah, India, April 1755

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