, U.K Sotheby's, London, April 1, 1998, lot 97 Berger Collection, Denver Art Museum Sotheby's, New York, January 25, 2017, lot 233 Sotheby's, New York, May 22, 2018, lot 123 as The Yacht “Royal Caroline” in two positions off the Coast
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The "Peregrine" was built in the late 1690s and named after its designer, Peregrine Osborne, Lord Danby. In 1711, the vessel was converted into a royal yacht for Queen Anne. Five years later, George I renamed it the "Royal Caroline".
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