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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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