H.M.C.S. Protector and the ship Torrens

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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

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

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.