- Title:
- View of the Steam Ship President
- Object name(s):
- aquatint; aquatint
- Brief description:
- Colour aquatint depicting a view of the Steam Ship 'President', by Henry A Papprill after William Adolphus Knell, published by Ackermann & Company, London, 1840. Shows the steamship in starboard-broadside view, in full sail with flags flying. Small ships approach with passengers and coastline is visible behind. The inscription below 'This View of the Steam Ship President, is with permission / most respectfully dedicated to the British and American Steam Navigation Company, by their obedt & humble Servants, / Ackermann & Compy' followed by details of the ship, it's makers and commander.
- Collection:
- Science Museum Group
- Credit line:
- In memory of Irene Barrowcliffe
- Dimension:
- height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 22 5/16
- Dimension:
- height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 567
- Dimension:
- width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 29 5/8
- Dimension:
- width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 752
- Material:
- paper (fibre product)
- Material:
- ink
- Object name:
- aquatint; aquatint
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1840
- Date - latest:
- 1840
- Object production date:
- Date - association:
- made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1840
- Date - latest:
- 1840
- Object production person:
- Ackermann and Company; Knell, William Adolphus; Papprill, Henry
- Object production place:
- London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Other number:
- 2017-137
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Other number:
- E2016.0255.1
- Other number type:
- previous number
- Responsible department/section:
- SCM - Art
- Right holder:
- None
- Right type:
- Copyright
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/fe6c74f4-4acd-389c-8974-4cba7d848444
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/fe6c74f4-4acd-389c-8974-4cba7d848444, Science Museum Group, CC BY
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