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| Keywords: Samuel Walters - The full-rigger Vespasian at sea (1861).jpg Artwork Creator Samuel Walters 1861 oil canvas cardboard cm 76 2 111 7 object history Anonymous sale; Sotheby's New York 29 January 2010 http //www sothebys com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2010/old-master-19th-century-european-art-n08611/lot 793 html lot 793 credit line S WALTERS/1861 ~ lower left signature and date šVespasian ˜ named after the ninth Emperor of the Roman Empire She was built in Liverpool in 1858 for William H Dixon Co Registered at 887 tons she measured 180 feet in length with a 32½ foot beam Trading exclusively with India primarily from Liverpool her fastest outward passage was 103 days in 1863 returning home from Calcutta to London in 98 days later that year Arriving back in Calcutta on 4th August 1864 she was lost on 4th October in the great cyclone there whilst preparing to sail home via Colombo <ref>http //www arcadja com/auctions/en/walters_samuel/artist/58224/ ARCADJA auction results</ref><small> reflist </small> accession number Christie's online 5688787 http //www christies com/lotfinder/salebrowse aspx intsaleid 24227 viewType list 8918 109 London Jun 12 2013 page no more available PD-old-100 Samuel Walters 19th-century sailing ships in paintings Vespasian ship 1858 1861 paintings | ||||
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