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English: "Wreck of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Express off the Corbière, Jersey, 20 September 1859" - detail.
signed with monogram, dated and inscribed 'Painted/on the spot 1859' (lower left) oil on canvas 38.1 x 63.8cm (15 x 25 1/8in). The paddle steamship "Express" was built in 1847 by Ditchburn & Mare, Blackwall for the New South Western Steam Packet Company's Southampton-Channel Islands service; later transferred to Weymouth-Channel Islands-France route. At 07:00 on 20 September 1859, shortly after leaving St Helier, Jersey for Guernsey and Weymouth, she struck the Grunes Houillières Rocks and was beached on the Corbière coast. 180 survivors landed safely; three jumped overboard and were drowned. |
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| Author | Philip John Ouless (1817–1885) |
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