G. ROBERTO (ITALIAN, 19-20TH CENTURY)

S.S. ‘King Cadwallon’ – Glasgow

Watercolour

Signed ‘G. Roberto 1904’ (lower left) and inscribed with title

16 x 24in. (41 x 61cm.)

The first King Cadwallon was bought by the King Line in 1894 (launched in 1892 as Auriga) but foundered off the Hook of Holland in 1902; The replacement, depicted in this picture, was bought in 1904 (launched 1900 as Edderton) was wrecked on Lewis rock, Scilly Isles, 22nd July 1906. It clearly wasn't a lucky name as the third and last King Cadwallon was bought in 1923 (launched 1920 as War Piper) caught fire and wrecked in East London trying to get to Melbourne with a cargo of coal in 1929.

Condition Report

Good condition, faint watermark to center

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