Eduardo de Martino

Eduardo de Martino studied at Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli. Places of work recorded in the authority are Montevideo, Rio Grande and Porto Alegre. Work by Eduardo de Martino is recorded in the collections of National Museum of Visual Arts, National Historical Museum, Australian National Maritime Museum, National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina and Museu Nacional de Belas Artes. Distinctions recorded are Imperial Order of the Rose, Royal Victorian Order and Knight of the Order of the Crown of Italy.

He was born in Meta di Sorrento. He served as an officer in the Italian Navy, but by age thirty, influenced by members of the School of Resina, he turned to painting, first in Naples. He gained fame in London, where his depictions of famous British naval victories and ships were highly prized, including by Queen Victoria. He painted depictions of the naval battles of Trafalgar, of the Nile, and of Cape San Vincenzo. From 1905 onward, he also painted many Italian naval ships. He made a number of paintings during his travels, including some of the Brazilian coast. He was a Marine painter in Ordinary to King Edward VII, often accompanying him on his naval tours, and was appointed an Honorary Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in the 1902 Birthday Honours, receiving the decoration from the King at Sandringham House on 9 November 1902. Edoardo De Martino died in London in 1912. In August 2013, an exhibition by the Association of commercianti del Casale di Meta (NA) in Naples displayed many of his sketches and works.

• Illustration — São Paulo battleship • Illustration — The Naval Review at Spithead, 26 June 1897 • Illustration — View of Rio de Janeiro • Illustration — Naval Battle of Quilmes, 30 July 1826 • Illustration — Naval Battle of Riachuelo

Eduardo de Martino was recorded at birth as Eduardo Federico de Martino. The authorities additionally record the headings Eduardo di Martino, Eloardo DeMartino, Edoardo Federico De Martino, Commendatore Edoardo DeMartino and Edoardo de Martino.