The new marine painting of the Alfred Holt Blue Funnel Steamer, last mentioned on this blog on the 7th of February is now complete.

It is also sold.

Drat!

Now I only have one “Blue Flue” marine art left… http://www.frickers.co.uk/marine-art/agapenor_bombay.html

The Blue Funnel steamer Talthybius is not even on the web site yet, sold in less than a month so I’ll show you am few details below.

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Ocean Steam Ship Company of Liverpool, brief history of this important company…

There was a time when to take the “ferry ‘cross the Mersey” meant weaving between Blue Funnel ships.

A detail of this new marine painting is shown here, the complete picture and ships history is below. (more…)

Greek heroes provided the names.

A “lost” painting found while re organising at my new home at Itzac.
This charming painting of a “blue flue” is one of a series and the only one I have left after (more…)