John Christian Schetky
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John Christian Schetky #72,008

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Selected Works12

Museum Acquisitions

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
A British Man-O-War
A British Man-O-War, 1812
Acquired 1962
Ink and gouache over pencil
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Commencement of the Action between H.M.S. Avon and the U.S.S. Wasp
The Commencement of the Action between H.M.S. Avon and the U.S.S. Wasp, 1812
Acquired 1962
Ink and gouache over graphite on wove paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
H.M.S. Avon
H.M.S. Avon, 1812
Acquired 1962
Ink and gouache over pencil
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The United States Sloop of War Wasp Sinking H.M.S. Reindeer and Putting Part of Her Crew on Board a Portugeuse Bay
The United States Sloop of War Wasp Sinking H.M.S. Reindeer and Putting Part of Her Crew on Board a Portugeuse Bay, 1812
Acquired 1962
Ink and gouache over graphite on paper
Tate
Loss of the ‘Royal George’
Loss of the ‘Royal George’, 1840
Acquired 1885
Oil paint on canvas

Previous Sales

Christie's
The bombardment of Algiers, 27 August 1816
The bombardment of Algiers, 27 August 1816
£106,250 ($140k USD)
Dec 2019
Christie's
Sir John Bayley's cutter yacht Nymph flying the ensign of the Royal Yacht Squadron in Scottish waters
Sir John Bayley's cutter yacht Nymph flying the ensign of the Royal Yacht Squadron in Scottish waters
£22,500 ($30k USD)
Nov 2010
Christie's
A Dutch flagship receiving a salute as she arrives at the fleet anchorage
A Dutch flagship receiving a salute as she arrives at the fleet anchorage
£22,500 ($30k USD)
Oct 2008
Christie's
Lord Belfast's yacht Emily hove-to for her owner to come aboard, off the Belem Tower, at the mouth of the Tagus, Lisbon
Lord Belfast's yacht Emily hove-to for her owner to come aboard, off the Belem Tower, at the mouth of the Tagus, Lisbon
£96,500 ($127k USD)
Oct 2007
Christie's
The battle of the Saintes, 12 t h April 1782
The battle of the Saintes, 12 t h April 1782
£31,700 ($42k USD)
Oct 2007
Christie's
Studies of sailors
Studies of sailors
£167 ($220 USD)
Sep 2004
Christie's
Squall off the Dutch coast
Squall off the Dutch coast
$8,962
Jun 2004
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Other Museum Acquisitions5

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A British Man-O-War
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 1962 · Accession B.62.1.1 · Ink and gouache over pencil
The Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
The Commencement of the Action between H.M.S. Avon and the U.S.S. Wasp
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 1962 · Accession B.62.1.2 · Ink and gouache over graphite on wove paper
The Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
H.M.S. Avon
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 1962 · Accession B.62.1.3 · Ink and gouache over pencil
The Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
The United States Sloop of War Wasp Sinking H.M.S. Reindeer and Putting Part of Her Crew on Board a Portugeuse Bay
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 1962 · Accession B.62.1.4 · Ink and gouache over graphite on paper
The Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Loss of the ‘Royal George’
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1885 · Accession N01191 · Oil paint on canvas
Presented by the Misses Trevenen 1885
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death
John Christian Schetky dies
Jan 1, 1874
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birth
John Christian Schetky born
Jan 1, 1778