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TitleFramed oil painting of the Great Eastern beached on the River Mersey by WiIliam Bond

DescriptionFramed oil painting of the Great Eastern beached on the River Mersey near Liverpool from around 1889-90, prior to being broken up. The vast screw and paddle steamer is to the left of the frame and viewed from a lower vantage point. Figures and other vessels are dwarfed by the mammoth ship. The loose brushwork adds to the atmospheric moody sky. Sunlight peeps through the cloud edge and reflects on the wet sand.

Production placeLiverpool

Production date 1889 - approx 1890

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