LUIGI ROBERTO (ITALIAN, 1845-1910)

S.S. 'Uppingham' entering the Bay of Naples, 1886; S.S. 'Uppingham' in a gale in the Bay of Biscay

Signed, inscribed and dated 'L. Roberto Napoli 1886' (lower left) with titles centre

Watercolour and gouache

16¼ x 24¼in. (41 x 61.5cm.)

(2, a pair)

Built in 1881 by Railton, Dixon & Co. for E. Pembroke (later Galbraith, Pembroke & Co.), Uppingham was cargo steamer of 2203 tons that ran aground in a violent storm at Longpeak on the 23rd November, 1890 four miles west of Hartland Point when on route from Cardiff for Port Said with a cargo of coal. The First Mate (T.W. Woolcott) drowned attempting to get a line to shore, the remaining twenty-eight passengers and crew took to the boats with only ten surviving, the ship was quickly smashed to pieces on the rocks.

Condition Report

Fine overall condition.

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