ATTRIBUTED TO JOSEPH WITHAM (BRITISH, 1831-1912)

ATTRIBUTED TO JOSEPH WITHAM (BRITISH, 1831-1912) The Fernie Brothers steamship 'Virginia' in a swell, circa 1863 Oil on canvas 23½ x 41½in. (59.5 x 105.5cm.) The iron screw steamer Virginia was built by Palmer’s at Jarrow on the Tyne and launched on 18th June 1863. Registered at 2,876 tons gross, she measured 325 feet in length with a 41 foot beam and sported a classic clipper bow to set off her handsome profile. Barque-rigged on three masts with a single funnel, her two inverted eng

Category

Paintings

Location

London

Dimensions

H 59.5 × W 105.5 × L 41 cm