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H. M. 50 Gun Frigate "Phaeton."
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Arthur H. Clark Collection
Object type: lithograph
Maker: Dutton, Thomas Goldsworth; Day & Son Ltd.; Ackermann & Co.
Place made: United Kingdom, Greater London, London
Date made: 1850
Materials: ink; color; paper
Measurements: 14 3/4 in x 20 3/4 in
Nomenclature: frigates; British
Classification: ship portraits
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Named collection: Arthur H. Clark Collection
Object type: lithograph
Maker: Dutton, Thomas Goldsworth; Day & Son Ltd.; Ackermann & Co.
Place made: United Kingdom, Greater London, London
Date made: 1850
Materials: ink; color; paper
Measurements: 14 3/4 in x 20 3/4 in
Nomenclature: frigates; British
Classification: ship portraits
A colored lithograph of the port-side view of the HMS 'Phaeton.' She is in a harbor surrounded by other named vessels of the British Navy and a British built yacht for the Emperor of Russia, Nicholas I. The names are printed below the image. The 'Phaeton' flies the White Ensign of the Royal Navy and all of her sails are set and pulling.
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