The loss of the 'Ocean Monarch' by fire, August 24, 1848. H0016-L18187728.jpg
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Samuel Walters: The loss of the 'Ocean Monarch' by fire, August 24, 1848.
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The loss of the 'Ocean Monarch' by fire, August 24, 1848. |
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English: Burning of Ocean Monarch off the Great Orme, 24 August 1848. The "Ocean Monarch" has lost all of her masts, the fire forcing the remaining passengers onto the bowsprit; the Affonso is seen on the right with its lifeboats shuttling passengers to safety; the Queen of the Ocean is astern, with the paddlewheel steamer Prince of Wales and the Great Orme in the distance. Oil on canvas, 32 1/4 x 48 1/4 inches. Signed "S. Walters" and dated 1848, l.l. The stretcher with remnants of a printed label for E. Grindley, 73 & 75 Church St., Liverpool.
Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians, Sale, Lot 761, August 22, 2010, Portsmouth, NH, US |
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| Date | 1848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | oil on canvas | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 81.9 cm; width: 122.5 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://www.artnet.com/artists/samuel-walters/the-loss-of-the-ocean-monarch-by-fire-august-24-sEBrtU44d31Lh-1rLHRG7A2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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