The Wreck of the Reliance (East Indiaman) off the French Coast, near Boulogne, Nov. 12th, 1842
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1843 (published)
1843 (published)
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Baxter-process print depicting a stormy and dramatic shipwreck scene. The remains of the ship (the tea-merchant ship Reliance) are shown in the centre of the image being swallowed up by the waves. A group of people are shown in the sea to the left of the foreground, some of them struggling to stay above the waves.
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Title | The Wreck of the Reliance (East Indiaman) off the French Coast, near Boulogne, Nov. 12th, 1842 (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Baxter print on paper |
Brief description | Print by George Baxter, 'The Wreck of the Reliance (East Indiaman) off the French Coast, near Boulogne, Nov. 12th, 1842,' Baxter-process print, England, 1843 |
Physical description | Baxter-process print depicting a stormy and dramatic shipwreck scene. The remains of the ship (the tea-merchant ship Reliance) are shown in the centre of the image being swallowed up by the waves. A group of people are shown in the sea to the left of the foreground, some of them struggling to stay above the waves. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Francis William Baxter |
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Accession number | E.2785-1932 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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