Paddle steamer Powerful towing a British frigate under some sail

A starboard broadside view of the ‘Powerful’ steamship towing a battleship (left, bow-on) in the downs off the South Foreland. The paddlebox is inscribed ‘SHIP-OWNERS’ and the side of the bow ‘POWERFUL’. On the right can be seen a steamship and a sailing vessel with cliffs in the background. A buoy features in the right foreground. Coloured lithograph.

Object Details

ID: PAH0295
Collection: Fine art
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Powerful (1857)
Date made: 1856
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 275 x 420 mm
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