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| Keywords: Lai Fong of Calcutta (attrib.) - The four-masted ship „County of Linlithgow“ (1897).jpg Lai Fong Lai Fong of Calcutta fl 1870-1910 attributed to 1897 oil linen cm 63 6 95 3 object history credit line signed inscribed and dated 'Lai Fong/Calcutta/1897' lower right The four-masted iron ship County of Linlithgow was built on the Clyde by Barclay Curle Co for R J Graig of Glasgow and launched in 1887 Ordered for the Indian jute trade she was registered at 2 207 tons gross and measured 286¾ feet in length with a 43 foot beam After numerous changes of ownership she was bombed and sunk in Piraeus harbour during the Second World War 1941 whilst under the ownership of S/A Hellenique Maritime 'Transpetrol' Piraeus <ref>http //www christies com/lotfinder/LotDetailsPrintable aspx intObjectID 5688788 Christie's</ref> reflist accession number 2013 06 12 PD-Art-100 Lai Fong County of Linlithgow ship 1887 19th-century sailing ships in paintings Paintings from China | ||||
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