| Description | He answers the question put, about his early taking up of marine art ...'I felt sure that with work, perseverance and self confidence art would be sure to help me, as art has never yet been traitor to those who work with conscience, hard and love her'
With newspaper cutting containing his obituary, 1912
28 July 1903 |
| Administrative History | Commendatore Eduardo de Martino (1836-1912) was an Italian-British painter mainly active in London as painter of warships and marine battles. He was the son of a sailor and became marine painter to Queen Victoria and Edward VII
Sources:the document; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edoardo_De_Martino accessed May 2016; |