Isaac Sailmaker (Circle), An English Warship Engaging Barbary Corsairs Thought-Provoking Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size:

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 33” x 38½” / 84cm x 98cmYear of creation: c

Artwork in good condition overall

It demonstrates Richet’s ability to paint not only the forest before him but the forest as it existed within him - the place where light

Training at a drawing school exclusively for women

But perhaps the most striking inclusion is the bold pop of red radiating from the lady in the foreground

Isaac Sailmaker (Circle), An English Warship Engaging Barbary Corsairs Thought-Provoking Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size:This large and imposing late 17th century oil painting depicts several British ships defeating the notorious Barbary Corsairs. Amid the smoke, burning wreckage and carnage of a sinking pirate ship, the British ensign flutters triumphantly, as a small crew approaches to imprison survivors. Its a particularly rose tinted portrayal of one of the many grisly battles occurring with a formidable enemy at this time. The Barbary Corsairs were predominantly