A Transatlantic Paddle Steamer by J. Murday. Signed and dated 1838. Oil on canvas, 23 1/2 x 35 1/2 inches. An early application of steam-power to transatlantic shipping. [GPL]
References
Fine Marine Paintings, Drawings and Watercolours from the 18th, 19th and 20th Centuries. Catalogue for sale of 13 June 1978. London: Sotheby's Belgravia and Sotheby Bearne, 1978. No. 179.
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