£170
WILLIAM MINSHALL BIRCHALL (BRITISH, 1884-1941)
The Orient Liner 'Ophir' off Tilbury
Signed 'Wm Birchall' and dated '1911', inscribed with title
watercolour heightened with white
11 x 9in. (28 x 22cm.)
Ophir was chartered as a temporary Royal Yacht to accommodate the vast suite needed by George V to visit India and participate in the magnificent Coronation Durbar at Delhi in 1911. Despite the date, this picture shows the ship in her regular Orient Line livery.
Background faded and time stained. Might clean up.
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