The Old Revenge
A large ship lying in the Gare Loch, Scotland surrounded by smaller sailboats and a man seated in a row boat in foreground, at left. This plate was etched for a booklet on the "Old Revenge", an industrial training ship first known as the HMS Revenge and then renamed "Empress." The three thousand three hundred and eighteen ton Revenge was built in 1859 and measured two hundred and forty-five feet long.
Artwork Details
- Title:The Old Revenge
- Artist:Sir David Young Cameron (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1865–1945 Perth, Scotland)
- Date:1889
- Medium:Etching; only state
- Dimensions:Sheet: 4 7/16 × 5 3/8 in. (11.2 × 13.6 cm)
Plate: 2 5/8 × 3 13/16 in. (6.7 × 9.7 cm) - Classification:Prints
- Credit Line:Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
- Object Number:17.3.3042
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Sir David Young Cameron (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1865–1945 Perth, Scotland)
19th–20th century
Sir David Young Cameron (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1865–1945 Perth, Scotland)
1885–1945
Sir David Young Cameron (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1865–1945 Perth, Scotland)
1885–1945
Sir David Young Cameron (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1865–1945 Perth, Scotland)
1885–1945
Sir David Young Cameron (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1865–1945 Perth, Scotland)
ca. 1885–1945
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