Isaac Sailmaker (Circle), An English Warship Engaging Barbary Corsairs

Isaac Sailmaker (Circle), An English Warship Engaging Barbary CorsairsThis 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

Ilsted was one of the leading artists of his generation and his approach is often compared with Dutch artist

Perhaps the artist is sitting upon their own barge

which remind us of the flappers in the Great Gatsby

This piece is currently unframed but framing can be arranged if required

the village church stands prominently with distant homes peppering the background

With an enigmatic expression

the answer is clear - he favoured a finer style for his exhibited works while also producing looser

This exquisite late-19th-century illustration by Swedish artist David Ljungdahl (1870-1940) depicts a view in Stockholm

Perhaps it’s a father teaching his enthusiastic son the age-old craft of fishing

but every time they tried to leave port

belongs to the nation

a comfortable red armchair is gently lit by the afternoon sun