Edoardo De Martino
Edoardo De Martino or Edoardo Federico De Martino CVO (29 March 1838 – 12 May 1912) was an Italian-British painter, mainly active in London as a painter of warships and marine battles.
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Biography
He was born in Meta di Sorrento. He served as an officer in the Italian Navy, but by age thirty, influenced by members of the School of Resina, he turned to painting, first in Naples. He gained fame in London, where his depictions of famous British naval victories and ships were highly prized, including by Queen Victoria.[1][2] He painted depictions of the naval battles of Trafalgar, of the Nile, and of Cape San Vincenzo.
From 1905 onward, he painted also many Italian naval ships.[3] He made a number of paintings during his travels, including of the Brazilian coast.[4]
He was appointed an Honorary Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in the 1902 Birthday Honours.
Edoardo De Martino died in London in 1912.
In August 2013, an exhibition by the Association of commercianti del Casale di Meta (NA) in Naples displayed many of his sketches and works.[5]
References
- ↑ New York Times obituary.
- ↑ Photographs of the Commendatore Eoardo, described as Marine Painter in Ordinary for the Queen.
- ↑ Encyclopedia Treccani Biography (1931) by Ugo Fleres.
- ↑ Istituto Matteucci biography.
- ↑ article of Naples exhibition, also see .