ANTONIO JACOBSEN (AMERICAN, 1850-1921)

THE LINER BRITANNIC

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ANTONIO JACOBSEN (AMERICAN, 1850-1921)
THE LINER BRITANNIC
SIGNED DATED AND INSCRIBED 'A. JACOBSEN 1883./705 PALISADE AV. WESTHOBOKEN. NJ' LOWER RIGHT
OIL ON CANVAS
22 X 36IN. (55.8 X 91.5CM.)

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THE SCREW STEAMSHIP BRITANNIC WAS BUILT IN 1874 BY HARLAND & WOLFF OF BELFAST, IRELAND. IT WAS OWNED BY THE WHITE STAR LINE AND SAILED OUT OF LIVERPOOL UNTIL 1903.
ANTONIO JACOBSEN PAINTED TWO OILS OF THIS SHIP IN 1888. SEE HAROLD SNIFFEN ANTONIO JACOBSEN-THE CHECKLIST (NEW YORK, 1984)PP. 50-51.

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