ATTRIBUTED TO LORENZO ACASTRO (ITALIAN FL 1672-1700), TWO MEN-OWAR OF THE ENGLISH AND DUTCH NAVIES

ATTRIBUTED TO LORENZO ACASTRO (ITALIAN FL 1672-1700)TWO MEN-O'WAR OF THE ENGLISH AND DUTCH NAVIES ATTEMPTING TO STOP THEMSELVES BEING WRECKED BY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SEASOil on canvasSigned (lower right)100 x 140cm (39¼ x 55 in.)The design of both ships and particularly the distinctive striped ensigns on the English vessel date them to the first quarter of the seventeenth century; this makes the work quite unusual for this artist whose work normally features shipping of his own time.