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Accession Number | ART19821 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Overall: 36.9 x 54.6 cm |
Object type | Work on paper |
Physical description | watercolour and gouache with pencil on cardboard |
Maker |
Gregory, George F. |
Place made | Australia: South Australia, Adelaide |
Date made | 1885 |
Conflict |
British Army Era, 1788-1870 Sudan, 1885 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
H.M.C.S. Protector and the ship Torrens
Description
Left: cruiser HMCS Protector, centre: sailing ship Torrens. HMCS Protector was the longest serving ship in Australia (60 years), in the Boxer Rebellion, in waters during the First World War, and was requisitioned by the United States Navy during the Second World War.