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P&O's VALETTA in heavy seas
AC/02967/00
Object category: PAINTING
Date made: c.1850s
Maker: KNELL, William Adolphus
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Material/medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
- Outside Frame: 58.2 cm x 72.1 cm x 6.7 cm; Sight: 35.6 cm x 49.5 cm; Slip: 2.5 cm; Stretcher: 36.8 cm x 50.8 cm
William Adolphus Knell was the most accomplished of a family of marine painters. He exhibited in London between 1824 and 1866 and painted in both oil and watercolour.