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Sketch On Board A Steamer Off Douglas Harbour, Isle of Man

Date made: n.d.

Description: “Fort St Anne is the property of Major Taubman. A beautifully situated villa built by the Honourable Mr Whaley when he will be most fully unpaid for his labour owing to the death of its proprietor it has never been completed. The view of the Bay Town and Light House from the windows has been said to bear a faint resemblance to the Bay of Naples.” (Samuel Dukinfield Swarbreck, Tour through the Isle of Man by Captain William Latham, July 1815, M 07398)

View of Fort Ann hotel area of Douglas Head & Red Pier.

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Measurements: 14.5 cm x 24 cm

Materials: watercolour on paper

Object name: painting, watercolour

Collection: Art Collection

ID number: 1992-0182/3

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