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THE POWER OF STEAM AT SEA

Gerald Maurice Burn, 'Launch of the Fuji at Blackwell', 1896. Science and Society Picture Library

Gerald Maurice Burn, 'Launch of the Fuji at Blackwell', 1896. Science and Society Picture Library

Gerald Maurice Burn
'Launch of the Fuji at Blackwell'
England
1896
Oil on canvas
Science and Society Picture Library

Great Britain's dominance in the international ship-building market served as inspiration for many painters of the day.