Launch of HMS 'Trafalgar', Woolwich Royal Dockyard, Kent, 1841. Artist: John Henry Banks

Launch of HMS 'Trafalgar', Woolwich Royal Dockyard, Kent, 1841. Artist: John Henry Banks

2-501-238 - London Metropolitan Archives (London Picture Archive)/Heritage Images

Launch of HMS 'Trafalgar', Woolwich Royal Dockyard, Kent, 1841. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were among those attending the ceremony, which was watched by an estimated 500,000 people. 'Trafalgar' was a 120 gun first rate ship of the line. Woolwich Dockyard was founded by Henry VIII in 1512 to build his flagship 'Henri Grace a Dieu' (the 'Great Harry'), the largest warship of its time.


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Creator
  1. John Henry Banks, attributed to: (British?): Artist
After
  1. J Grant: British: Artist
People Related
  1. Queen Victoria: British: Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, artist
  2. Prince Albert: German: Prince Consort

Medium
  1. Aquatint

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World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London Greenwich Greenwich

  1. 51 29 00 N , 000 00 00 E

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People Royalty

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4927x2862
File Size : 41,312kb


Aliases

  1. 22791
  1. q9517319
  1. 0220007237
  1. 2-501-238
  1. 22791
  1. 2501238

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