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The experts at Bruun Rasmussen described this painting as <i>Marine med orlogsfartøjer (Marine painting with naval ships).</i> They were right, but could have been more specific. This combination of Danish naval vessels could be seen in August-September 1890, when the masted cruiser <i>St. Thomas</i> (left), the brand new cruiser <i>Valkyrien</i> (center) and the coastal defence ship <i>Iver Hvitfeldt</i> (right), plus three torpedo boats formed the the exercise squadron of that year. Source: R. Steen Steensen, <i>Vore krydsere (Our Cruisers)</i>, Marinehistorisk Selskab 1971, page 68.</div>
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Carl_Locher" class="extiw" title="w:en:Carl Locher"><span title="Danish realist painter (1851-1915)">Carl Locher</span></a>
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