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Description: | A portrait of the ?Persia? shown in broadside view, with the large paddle and funnels prominently displayed. The name of the ship is visible on the port bow, she flies the flag of the United States.
The ?Persia? was a Cunard Royal Mail Ship and the last of the great passenger paddle steamers. On deck a number of figures can be seen. A very successful and popular ship, she was built of iron and carried 250 cabin class passengers. Regular sailings were made between Liverpool and New York when the average time for a crossing was nine and a half days.
The painting is signed and dated ?David Lyle. Philadelphia 1856?.
Signed and dated 1856.
caption: The steamship 'Persia' in a breeze | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Persia (1855) paintings | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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