Devastation Taking a Dive off Bantry September 15th 1873 (two of two)
One of a pair of watercolour depictions of the port broadside Devastation under steam, shown under a cloud break in a storm. Three bright white lifeboats shown evenly spaced above the deck. Most of the vessel is obscured by white-topped waves. She is depicted dipping into the wind, stern aloft.
Pair with PAD6252.
Pair with PAD6252.
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Object Details
ID: | PAD6253 |
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Collection: | Fine art |
Type: | Drawing |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Vessels: | Devastation (1871) |
Date made: | Unknown |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Sheet: 155 mm x 250 mm |