Luigi P. Renault (Italy active 1845- c. 1910) “Barque Joseph Hale, C. Merrill, Master Passing Planier Island in the Gulf of Lyon, March 17, 1857”, watercolor on paper with legend at base, signed lower right.
19 in. x 28 in.; overall 22 in. x 31 in.

Renault was appointed Marine Painter to King Victory Emanuel of Italy and his paintings are in the permanent collections of the Peabody-Essex Museum and the Mariner’s Museum in Newport News, VA.