Historical information

Gregory is from an artistic family who are well known for their maritime paintings, with his father being G. F. Gregory. Through his paintings, Gregory has left a valuable record of the maritime history in Australia.

Physical description

A maritime painting of a steamship in watercolour and gouache.

Inscriptions & markings

Obverse:
WANGARATTA/ Off Gabo/ A. V. Gregory (along bottom edge of painting)
PRESENTED TO THE BOROUGH OF WANGARATTA/ BY THE CAPTAIN OF THE M V WANGARATTA/ OWNED BY TRANSATLANTIC STEAMSHIP CO LTD/ GOTHENBURG/ February 1946/ (inscription of plaque mounted to frame)