Simone Cantarini 17th.Century Italian School Red Chalk Drawing Figure Studies Circa.1640 Social History Agar was an English portrait

Agar was an English portrait painter and engraver

5 by 46 cms overall

The scene depicted here shows the decisive moment of the battle when the Hyacinth and Volage turned to fire their port broadsides into the Chinese fleet forcing the Chinese to sail away in order to avoid further destruction

5 1805 by WB Walker Snow Hill London

Bernard Vaillant was born at Lille the younger brother of artist Wallerant Vaillant with whom he collaborated and travelled extensively

Simone Cantarini 17th.Century Italian School Red Chalk Drawing Figure Studies Circa.1640 Social History Agar was an English portraitAttr. Simone Cantarini called Il Pesarese. 1612 1648. Italian School 17th. Century. Red chalk figure studies. 17. 5 by 11. 5 cms. Image. 28 by 23. 5 cms framed overall. Simon Cantarini or Simon da Pesaro, "Il Pesarese," was born at Pesaro in the Papal States. Very little is known of his early training he may have been a pupil of Giovanni Pandolfi. He is known to have studied in Venice under Sante Peranda and later under Claudio Ridolfi. Stylistically