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ANTIQUE #SA1068525

19th Century Original Oil Painting Of The Clipper Ship thermopylae

£950    $1,217    €1,146
A GOOD QUALITY VICTORIAN PERIOD OIL ON CANVAS OF THE FAMOUS EXTREME COMPOSITE CLIPPER THERMOPYLAE BUILT IN 1868 BY WALTER HOOD AND CO OF ABERDEEN AND DESIGNED FOR THE CHINA TEA TRADE. ON HER MAIDEN VOYAGE SHE SET A SPEED RECORD OF 63 DAYS FROM GRAVESEND TO MELBOURNE STILL THE FASTEST TRIP UNDER SAIL. IN 1869 SHE RACED THE CUTTY SARK FROM SHANGHI TO LONDON BEATING THE CUTTY SARK BY 7 DAYS. LATER IN HER LIFE IN 1879 SHE ENTERED THE AUSTRALIAN WOOL TRADE AND LATER STILL IN 1890 SHE BECAME A CANADIAN SHIP TRANSPORTING WOOD . AFTER A VARIED LIFE SAILING THE SEVEN SEAS SHE WAS SOLD TO THE PORTUGUESE NAVY IN 1895 FOR USE AS A TRAINING SHIP, HOWEVER THIS DID NOT HAPPEN AND SHE WAS USED AS A COAL HULK EVENTUALLY BEING SUNK DELIBERATELY BY TORPEDO AT THE MOUTH OF THE TAGAS IN 1907.
 
picture in frame
 
height 26 1/2 inches ...67 cm
 
width 31 1/2 inches ...87 cm
 
depth 2 inches ...5 cm
 
canvas
 
height 21 1/2 inches 54 .5 cm
 
width 26.5 inches ...67 cm
 
UK MAINLAND DELIVERY £25 - £125 FOR FAR FLUNG AREAS OF SCOTLAND ETC PLEASE CONTACT US FOR A QUOTE. VIEWING IS BY APPOINTMENT. COLLECTION IS ALWAYS WELCOME.
 
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Antique Number: SA1068525
Dateline of this antique is Victorian
Height is 67cm (26.4inches)
Width is 87cm (34.3inches)
Depth is 10cm (3.9inches)
Antique #SA1068525, shown on this page, originates from the victorian Era. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was made:
   The Victorian Era   
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