Gunner Baldie
Sunbeam
Details
Artist
Gunner Baldie
Title
Sunbeam
Date
1875-1880
Medium
Wool and silk
Dimensions
H: 38.4 x W: 47.6 cm
Reference
CVCSC:0082.F
Collection
Status
On Display
The Sunbeam was built in 1874 and scrapped in 1929. She was a 323-ton three-masted schooner, and one of the first yachts to sail around the world. The picture was made by a gunner in the Royal Artillery.
Gunner Baldie Sunbeam 1875-1880 © Compton Verney