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Description: | A painting entitled 'Home from the Brazils - refitting', by Charles William Wyllie (1853-1923).
The painting shows a sailing ship being refitted in a small dry dock. Such ships made long-distance voyages - not only to Brazil, but also to Asia and Australia - throughout the nineteenth century, long after the arrival of steamships.
Exhibited at RA in 1883. Signed.
caption: Home from the Brazils - refitting | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | paintings | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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