William Lionel Wyllie, R.A. (London 1851-1931)

English School, 19th Century

The East Indiaman Prince of Wales disembarking troops off Gravesend

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English School, 19th Century
The East Indiaman Prince of Wales disembarking troops off Gravesend
signed with initials 'H.W.H.' (lower right)
pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour heightened with white and with scratching out, on paper
15 x 20 in. (38.1 x 50.7 cm.)

Lot Essay

Built by Green's of Blackwall in 1842, the Prince of Wales was one of their 'Blackwall Frigates' Indiaman, so-called as they all had the single-decked appearance of a warship. Especially fitted out for carrying troops to the East, she had a classical female figurehead and the Prince of Wales feathers on her stern.

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