Painting - Watercolour, J C Long, 1878

Historical information

Hand painted image of a steamship with three masts.

Significance

The painting is significant for its connection with Australian maritime art.

Physical description

Painting, watercolour, steamship at sea, flying an Australian Red Ensign flag from the bow. The centre of three masts has a flying flag of blue, red and yellow. Mounted on card. Artist J C Long, 1879. Inscription on top left corner of front and centre of back, handwritten in pencil.

Inscriptions & markings

"J R Long 1879". Inscriptions in pencil, front and back, some is indecipherable "3/" ", " - lack"

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