Description

A sepia photograph of a painting by Charles Gregory showing the harbor of West Cowes on the Isle of Wight. According to manuscript inscriptions below the print, the two main yachts are HMY 'Victoria & Albert' and the schooner yacht 'Zara' owned by the Earl of Wilton. Three small boats in the foreground carry working men.

Type

stamp

Location

recto, lower left

Text

Clark Collection MIT

Type

graphite

Location

recto, lower left

Text

The Queens Yacht "Victoria + Albert"

Type

graphite

Location

recto, lower right

Text

"Zara" owned by the Earl of Wilton / Commodore R. Y. S. / 1866

Type

graphite

Location

recto, top right

Text

T

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stamp

Location

recto, top right

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140 [crossed out]

Type

ballpoint pen

Location

recto, top right

Text

N291

Type

graphite

Location

verso

Text

12393-12-12