Shipping off the coast of Malta

In: People and Places; Part of our Paintings gallery

Date:
c.1847

Medium:
Watercolour on thick watercolour paper adhered to board with a little scratching out

Description:
This painting depicts shipping off the coast of Malta with the harbour Valetta visible. An entry in the P&O Board Minutes for 30th June 1848 records "Mr. Nicholls sends 6 watercolour drawings of principal ports visited by the Company's steamers from Southampton to Ceylon in return for free passage granted to his wife in August 1846."

Shipping Line:
P&O STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY