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The 'Dreadnought' off Greenwich
Clarkson Stanfield, 1850–1857
Between 1830-57, the seaman's hospital ship, the 'Dreadnought' was used as a seaman's hospital and lay off Greenwich. Bought as a memorial by parents and friends of a young member of the Art Fund and an Old Etonian killed in a car crash in 1967, Adrian Mark Palmer. Picture chosen because the family had been seafaring.
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Title of artwork, date
The 'Dreadnought' off Greenwich, 1850–1857
Date supported
1968
Medium and material
Watercolour
Dimensions
23 x 33 cm
Grant
135
Total cost
135
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