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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Geoffrey Stillwell AM Collection
• Sale Date:
  22 Nov 2015 ~ 2.30pm
• Lot #:
  9
• Lot Description:
  John Duncan King
  (British 1789 -1863)
  Port scene at sunset
  14 x 20 cm
  inscribed on reverse by Captain King RN and RA, with extensive inscriptions relating to provenance
  Restored Tasmania Museum and Art Gallery, 1984
• Notes:
  John Duncan King RN and RA., captain in the army and landscape-painter, entered the army in August 1806, becoming lieutenant in 1808, served in the Walcheren expedition, the Peninsular war and the battles of Busaco, Vittoria, and the Pyrenees, being wounded severely on 28 July 1813. He was present at the occupation of Paris by the allies in 1815 and promoted to captain in 1830. King exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1824. About 1852 King was made a military knight of Windsor, and resided in Windsor Castle until his death.
• Estimate:
  A$800 - 1,200
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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