Fleet Forming Line Abreast, 1853 - Wood Engraving after E. Weedon
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Original wood engraving "Fleet forming line abreast", drawn by E. Weedon and published by The Illustrated London News in 1853: the British fleet manoeuvres, the ships identified one by one in the caption, among them the Wellington, the Agamemnon, the Blenheim, the Edinburgh and the Ajax.
Original wood engraving "Fleet forming line abreast", drawn by E. Weedon and published by The Illustrated London News in 1853: the British fleet manoeuvres, the ships identified one by one in the caption, among them the Wellington, the Agamemnon, the Blenheim, the Edinburgh and the Ajax.
The print records Queen Victoria's great naval review at Spithead in August 1853, the Royal Navy's show of strength on the eve of the Crimean War.
Medium: Wood engraving
Artist / after: E. Weedon
Date: 1853
Source: The Illustrated London News; the text of the review is preserved on the verso
Dimensions: 13.8 x 9.3 in (35 x 23.5 cm)
Condition: Yellowed paper, with creases and small tears at the edges; the image is complete.
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Original wood engraving "Fleet forming line abreast", drawn by E. Weedon and published by The Illustrated London News in 1853: the British fleet manoeuvres, the ships identified one by one in the caption, among them the Wellington, the Agamemnon, the Blenheim, the Edinburgh and the Ajax.