The Invention of the Lifeboat

Image credit: Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

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South Shields Museum and Art Gallery

South Shields

Title

The Invention of the Lifeboat

Date

1896

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 109.1 x W 92.2 cm

Accession number

TWCMS : G5211

Acquisition method

purchased from the artist, 1898

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

R Hedley//1896; INVENTION OF THE LIFEBOAT.'//BY//RALPH HEDLEY. 1896..; PRESENTED ON BEHALF OF THE SUBSCRIBERS BY J. M. MOORE ESQ. J.P.,//-TO THE-//SOUTH SHIELDS PUBLIC LIBRARY COMMITTEE.//-AUGUST 25TH 1898. -

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