Solent 3000 tons, Vectis 1000 tons A shipbuilding yard, 1852
This watercolour depicts the shipyard of Thomas & Robert White at Cowes on the Isle of Wight. The ships features are the ‘Solent’ and the ‘Vectis’, both launched in 1853. Medium includes gum arabic. Signed by artist and dated.
Object details
| ID: | PAI0687 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | Drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Gregory, Charles |
| Vessels: | Solent ca.1852; Vectis (1852) |
| Date made: | 24 December 1852 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 331 x 535 mm; Folder: 407 mm x 559 mm |