Art market, New York;

From whom acquired by a private collector, 1964;

Thence by descent to a private collector;

By whom sold ("Property from a Priv♛ate Collection, New York"), New York, Sotheby's, 22 May 2024, lot 106;

Where acquired by the present collector.

This maritime scene depicts the Battle of Preveza, a nava🀅l battle on 28 September 1538 between the Ottoman Empire and the Holy League. The former's fleet was victorious, as indi🎃cated by the presence of their flag flying in the breeze.