History of Steam Navigation
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Object number2012.01504
TitleHistory of Steam Navigation
Creator George Henry Andrews (artist)
DescriptionInkwash monochrome showing images of steamships including the ss Great Western, ss Great Britain and ss Great Eastern. Also the Archimedes, Sirius etc. Mounted in gold painted wooden frame with glass cover. Designed and drawn by George Henry Andrews (1816-1898), illustrator and watercolourist.
The final version of this inkwash features in the Illustrated London News 16 Jan. 1858, 2014.05065 & 2014.05064 (see related objects) as an engraving, making this inkwash a preparatory drawing for this publication.
Production date 1857 - 1858
Production periodmid-nineteenth century
Object namepencil & inkwash drawing
Object categoryvisual art
Dimensions
- height: 565 mm
width: 700 mm
height: 635 mm
width: 770 mm