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THOMAS LUNY. The 'Earl of Abergavenny' in full sail. Oil painting. . The 'Earl of Abergavenny'. 1801. The 'Earl of Abergavenny', East Indiaman, off Southsea, 1801 Inscribed: ‘T Luny, 1801’ 34 by 60 ins (86.5 by 152 cms) Purchased from R. Wordsworth-Smith, 1896 This vessel (1,200 tons), was wrecked on Portland Shambles, 5 February, 1805, with the loss of nearly 300 persons and a cargo valued at £200,000. The captain, who went down with it, was John Wordsworth, younger brother of the poet, who alludes to him in his ‘Lines on’ a ‘picture of Peel Castle in a storm,’ and again in ‘The fir grove path’ and ‘Nature and the’ ‘poet.’ He had previously commanded the same ship in Dance’s action. Source: Foster 59.

THOMAS LUNY. The 'Earl of Abergavenny' in full sail. Oil painting. . The 'Earl of Abergavenny'. 1801. The 'Earl of Abergavenny', East Indiaman, off Southsea, 1801 Inscribed: ‘T Luny, 1801’ 34 by 60 ins (86.5 by 152 cms) Purchased from R. Wordsworth-Smith, 1896 This vessel (1,200 tons), was wrecked on Portland Shambles, 5 February, 1805, with the loss of nearly 300 persons and a cargo valued at £200,000. The captain, who went down with it, was John Wordsworth, younger brother of the poet, who alludes to him in his ‘Lines on’ a ‘picture of Peel Castle in a storm,’ and again in ‘The fir grove path’ and ‘Nature and the’ ‘poet.’ He had previously commanded the same ship in Dance’s action. Source: Foster 59.
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The 'Earl of Abergavenny' in full sail. Oil painting. . The 'Earl of Abergavenny'. 1801. The 'Earl of Abergavenny', East Indiaman, off Southsea, 1801 Inscribed: ‘T Luny, 1801’ 34 by 60 ins (86.5 by 152 cms) Purchased from R. Wordsworth-Smith, 1896 This vessel (1,200 tons), was wrecked on Portland Shambles, 5 February, 1805, with the loss of nearly 300 persons and a cargo valued at £200,000. The captain, who went down with it, was John Wordsworth, younger brother of the poet, who alludes to him in his ‘Lines on’ a ‘picture of Peel Castle in a storm,’ and again in ‘The fir grove path’ and ‘Nature and the’ ‘poet.’ He had previously commanded the same ship in Dance’s action. Source: Foster 59.
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5644 x 3280 px | 53.0 MB
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47.8 x 27.8 cm | 18.8 x 10.9 in (300 dpi)
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