Schooner Yacht Dolphin

Object summary

Title: Schooner Yacht Dolphin
Object ID: CC-F-0134
Date made: 1839
Place made: United Kingdom, England, England, London; United Kingdom, Plymouth
Draftsman on zinc: Brierly, Sir Oswald Walter
Printmaker: Day & Haghe
Publisher: Fry, Edmund
Object type: Lithograph
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Arthur H. Clark Collection
On view: No

Description

A colored zincograph of the schooner yacht 'Dolphin' winning the Queen's Plate at Cowes 17 August 1839. Viewed from the starboard side, the 'Dolphin' passes between various small rowing boats full of men in the foreground and the brig yachts 'Kestrel' and the 'Wanderer' in the background. The dedication and publication detail with captions are printed underneath the image plate.