The Great Eastern Steamship
Louis Le Breton, French, 1818 - 1866
about 1860
Hand colored lithograph on wove paper
Impression: 13 1/2 × 19 1/2 in. (34.3 × 49.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Julia L. Whittier Fund
PR.951.20
Geography
Place Made: France, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Signed, on stone, lower right: LEBRETON; printed, lower left: CLAVEL, Editeur, QUAI DE LA CONSIGNE TOULON; center: Dessine et Lithographie par Lebreton./No. 20/VAISSEAU A VAPEUR THE "GREAT-EASTERN,/Jaugeant 24,000 tonneaux, posant le Cable electrique entre l'Europe et l'Amerique.
Provenance
Source unknown.
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