The Launch of the Honorable East India Company's Ship Edinburgh

Title
The Launch of the Honorable East India Company's Ship Edinburgh
Year/Period
1827
Region
London
Object Type
aquatints (prints)
Material
Paper
Technique
Coloured aquatint
Dimension
Object size: 44.0 x 60.0 cm
Accession No.
2017-00985
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore

This print captures the fanfare surrounding the launch of the English East India Company ship, the 'Edinburgh'. It was based on an original painting by marine painter William Huggins, and printed by his son-in-law Edward Duncan. On the stocks to the left is the 'Abercrombie Robinson', which would be launched the next year.

 

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