Clipper Ship Study, 1875
The Torrens
The Torrens was a real passenger clipper on the route between England and Adelaide. Here it is shown under full sail, with the rigging recorded line by line and the sea deliberately subdued so the ship remains the undisputed subject. Hand colouring separates sail, hull and water without obscuring the printed detail. This is not a generic maritime scene but a portrait of a named vessel, preserving the identity and engineering of a ship built for speed.
The details
- Artist
- Artist or printmaker not yet identified
- Medium
- Hand coloured lithograph
- Origin
- Found in Portsmouth, England
- Framed size
- 56 × 46 cm framed
- Frame
- Mahogany with slate blue mount
- Condition
- Excellent
How it arrives
- Cleaned and checked
- Wrapped in kraft and rope with its story card
- Hand delivered and ready to hang
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