Lot Essay
Three views in Ramsgate harbour of a vessel being brokenup, with the warehouses and committee rooms of the Harbour Trustees in the background. The view of HMS Royal Adelaide is by James Valentine.
Shipbreaking in Ramsgate Harbour Kent, circa 1860s; 'Devonport, H.M.S. Royal Adelaide', early 1870s
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Shipbreaking in Ramsgate Harbour Kent, circa 1860s; 'Devonport, H.M.S. Royal Adelaide', early 1870s
Four albumen prints, three approx. 6 x 8 in., two of these with arched corners and mounted on card, the third untrimmed, the fourth 7½ x 11¼ in., titled and with photographer's credit J.[ames] V.[alentine] and reference number in the negative and pencil annotations on recto. (4)
Shipbreaking in Ramsgate Harbour Kent, circa 1860s; 'Devonport, H.M.S. Royal Adelaide', early 1870s
Four albumen prints, three approx. 6 x 8 in., two of these with arched corners and mounted on card, the third untrimmed, the fourth 7½ x 11¼ in., titled and with photographer's credit J.[ames] V.[alentine] and reference number in the negative and pencil annotations on recto. (4)
Provenance
Clarkson Stanfield, thence by descent.