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ANTIQUE #SA1169503

By Sir Henry Edwin Landseer (1802-1873) - Pencil Drawing ‘gravesend Steamer’.

£1,200    $1,586    €1,362
Sir Henry Edwin Landseer (1802-1873) - ''Gravesend Steamer''
 
A fine and diminutive pen and ink drawing of four passengers aboard a ship . One gentleman faces the viewer and his three companions lean overboard. Inscribed with title lower left.
 
The introduction of steamboat services on the River Thames in the early 19th century made it possible to commute to London from as far as Gravesend. They also gave ordinary Londoners their first opportunity to take day or weekend trips to Estuary and coastal resorts such as Southend, Margate, and Ramsgate.
 
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer RA (7 March 1802 – 1 October 1873)
 
Sir Edwin Landseer was an English painter and sculptor, that was specifically celebrated for his paintings of animals, particularly dogs. The artist was celebrated in his lifetime and his appeal crossed the class boundaries with engravings of his work common in working and middle-class homes, while his paintings were popular with the wealthy and the aristo...
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