ARCHIBALD ANDREWS (20th CENTURY)

The White Star Liner Medic underway off a headland; and the troop transport Templemore heading out to sea
Signed and dated (lower right) 'Archibald Andrews 1902'
Watercolour - with touches of body colour, heightened with white

8 x 12in. (20 x 30.5cm.) Framed and glazed

Built in 1899 especially for the Australia - Cape of Good Hope service, Medic was sold in 1928 and renamed Hektoria, a whale factory ship. She was torpedoed on 11th September, 1942 by U-608 in the North Atlantic.

Condition Report
Templemore
Vertical tear from top right corner of paper down to mid quadrant of image. Small circular areas of staining and tear to mid left hand side of paper. Overall colour discolouration. Would benefit from a clean.

Medic
Vertical tear from top right hand corner down to bottom of image. Overall colour discolouration. Would benefit from a clean.

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