Edoardo Federico de Martino, Chilean 1838-1912- The Argentine Corvette Uruguay in the Antarctic; oil on board, signed, 10x15.2cm Provenance: Christopher Rowley Esq.; George Hughes-Hartman, Wormington; The Maas Gallery Ltd., London, where purchased in 2004. Note: The Uruguay (under the captaincy of Lieutenant Julian Irizar, The Argentinian naval attache in London) was famously responsible for the rescue of Dr. Otto Nordenskjold's stranded Antarctic expedition in 1903. The ship is now a floating museum in the harbour of Buenos Aires. Please refer to department for condition report