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C1880
H.M.S. Raven
Artist:
Henry King (1855 - 1923)
Albumen photograph by Henry King of H.M.S. Raven anchored in front of Government House. H.M.S. Raven was a Banterer-class gunboat. Displacement:465 tons Length:125 ft (38.1 m) pp Beam:23 ft 6 in (7.2 m) Draught:10 ft (3.0 m) Installed power:380 ihp (280 kW) Propulsion: … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
H.M.S. Raven
Date:
C1880
Artist:
Henry King (1855 - 1923)
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Original albumen paper print
Image Size:
200mm
x 150mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1880
Description:
Albumen photograph by Henry King of H.M.S. Raven anchored in front of Government House.
H.M.S. Raven was a Banterer-class gunboat.
Displacement:465 tons Length:125 ft (38.1 m) pp
Beam:23 ft 6 in (7.2 m)
Draught:10 ft (3.0 m) Installed power:380 ihp (280 kW)
Propulsion: 2-cylinder horizontal compound-expansion steam engine
Single screw
Sail plan:Barquentine
Speed:9 1⁄2 knots (18 km/h)
Range:40 tons coal Complement:60
Armament: 2 × 6-inch/64-pdr (56cwt) muzzle-loading rifles 2 × 4-inch/20-pdr BL guns 2 × machine guns
Biography:
Henry
King (1855-1923)
King’s
family emigrated from Dorset in 1857. Apprenticed to J.Hubert King
set up a studio in 1880. By 1890 his reputation had spread to all the
colonies, his main source of income being portrait photography. King
travelled extensively recording the towns, aborigines and colonial
life. King was a successful and well known photographer. He received
various major prizes in international exhibitions. His photographs
are now highly regarded for both their historic and artistic worth.
