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C1875
H.M.S. Duke of Wellington
Artist:
Thomas Goldsworthy Dutton (1820 - 1891)
HMS Duke of Wellington was a 131-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. Launched in 1852, she was symptomatic of an era of rapid technological change in the navy, being powered both by sail and steam. An … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
H.M.S. Duke of Wellington
Date:
C1875
Artist:
Thomas Goldsworthy Dutton (1820 - 1891)
Condition:
In good condition
Technique:
Lithograph printed in colour.
Image Size:
182mm
x 125mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1875
Description:
HMS Duke of Wellington was a 131-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. Launched in 1852, she was symptomatic of an era of rapid technological change in the navy, being powered both by sail and steam. An early steam-powered ship, she was still fitted with towering masts and trim square-set yards, and was the flagship of Sir Charles Napier.
Biography:
Thomas Goldsworthy Dutton (1820-1891)
Born in 1820 in London, Middlesex, England and named after his ironmonger father. Married Martha Foster on 27 Apr 1843, at St John, Hackney, Middlesex.
He was one of the most famous C19th maritime artists of ship portraits. A noted watercolorist, and painter in oils his works are numerous institutional collections.
