The breaking-up of "The Great Eastern." No. 2.
Print
1880-1919 (made)
1880-1919 (made)
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Etching of the destruction of a large boat structure on the River Mersey, Liverpool.
Object details
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| Title | The breaking-up of "The Great Eastern." No. 2. (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching on paper. |
| Brief description | Etching by Sir Frank Short, "The breaking-up of 'The Great Eastern.'" No. 2. Great Britain, ca. 1880-1919. |
| Physical description | Etching of the destruction of a large boat structure on the River Mersey, Liverpool. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed in pencil Frank Short. (Inscription from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921) |
| Credit line | Presented by the Artist in memory of his son, Captain Francis Leslie Short, who died on Active Service, on June 3, 1916. |
| Object history | The Great Eastern was an iron ship designed by engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel in the late 19th century. At that point, the steam ship was deemed to be the largest ship ever constructed. After a disastrous maiden voyage and becoming redundant due to damage, the ship was eventually dismantled in 1899. The Great Eastern was also involved in the laying down of the first lasting Transantlantic telegraph cable in 1866. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921 |
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| Accession number | E.2447-1919 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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