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Alington, George Hildebrand, 1850-1905. Attributed works :On board the Crusader, 1872
Date: 1872
From: Alington family :[Assorted watercolours, lithographs, sketches and curios, either by or belonging to family members. ca 1833-1961]
By: Alington, George Hildebrand, 1850-1905
Reference: A-446-038
Description: Shows a view of three men on the deck of the Crusader, which sailed from London in October 1872 and arrived in Lyttelton in January 1873. Two of the men are painted in mostly grey-black hues, but the man in the foreground has on a brown double-breasted jacket and fawn trousers, and a black hat. He sports a thick black beard and smokes a pipe. It might be assumed that this is a picture of George Hildebrand Alington on his passage to New Zealand. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Onboard the Crusader 1872; Verso - bottom left - This side not very clean Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, pencil and pen on paper, 180 x 127 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-2000 Alington family papers.