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Deck scene on board PESHAWUR

AC/03185/00

Object category: PAINTING

Date made: c. 1880-90s

Maker: WYLLIE, William Lionel

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Material/medium: Watercolour over pencil, heightened with bodycolour

Dimensions:

  • Outside Frame: 45 cm x 63.5 cm x 2.3 cm; Sheet: 21.5 cm x 41.2 cm; Sight: 27.7 cm x 47.7 cm

The artist, William Lionel Wyllie, noted the exact position of the ship sailing between Gibraltar and the coast of Portugal - "S.S. Peshawur Lat 36 2 N . Long 8 14w".