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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.