Portrait of a Young Sea Captain

Portrait of a Young Sea Captain, 18th C., Probably French.  Striking image of a sea captain in full naval dress of the period, with dress sword at his side, posed with the “tools of his trade:” telescope, compass, octant, plotter, and oceanographic charts. 

Oil on canvas, in a fine reproduction frame, framed size 23″ x 28″

Provenance:  E. Norman Flayderman, Fort Lauderdale, FL, noted authority on nautical antiques, author of numerous authoritative texts on arms and armor, author of Scrimshaw and Scrimshandlers, Whales and Whalemen.