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Calcutta : Westfield & Co
The Ship's Company of HMS 'Serapis' c. 1875 - c. 1876
Albumen print | 21.0 x 27.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2583970
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Photograph showing large group photograph of crew gathered on deck, near bow. This photograph comes from an album of groups, views and portraits presented to the Prince of Wales by the Captain and officers of HMS Serapis in remembrance of his voyage to India and back in the ship in 1875-6. The Prince embarked on the Serapis at Brindisi, Italy, on 16 October 1875, when she was escorted by the frigates Hercules and Pallas, with the Royal Yacht Osborne in attendance. He returned home in May 1876, escorted by the frigate Raleigh and attended by Osborne.
Provenance
Presented to Edward VII when Prince of Wales by the Captain and Officers of HMS Serapis, in remembrance of his voyage to India and back in the ship
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
21.0 x 27.7 cm (image)
30.7 x 38.5 cm (page dimensions)
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Alternative title(s)
The Ship's Company of HMS "Serapis". [HMS Serapis, 1875-1876 / Westfield & Co of Calcutta].
