Framed painting of the SS Great Britain hanging on a white wall above a light wooden table decorated with white hydrangeas, flanked by a modern bookcase.

Oil painting in a distressed white frame showing the massive black hull of the SS Great Britain docked in Bristol at dawn. The ship is dressed with colorful bunting flags, and figures stand on the wet, reflective cobblestone docks alongside a walking cat.

SS Great Britain - Launching Day Dawns

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Medium Oil on panel

Dimensions 24″ × 18″ (61 × 46 cm)

Framing Distressed white frame

Year 2025

Exhibition RSMA Annual Exhibition, 2025

Brunel's famous ship in Bristol on launching day, 19th July 1843, painted after visiting the ship and researching the surrounding scene.

This painting is signed in the lower left corner and dated in the lower right.

Detail Views

Close up of the ship's bow and the Union Jack flag flying among colorful bunting, with the hazy Bristol cityscape and a glowing sunrise in the background.

Close up of the bow and morning mist

Close up of the wet cobblestone dock, showing Edwardian figures observing the ship, a large wooden anchor, and the textured reflections on the ground.

Close up of figures on the wet dock

Close up of the distressed white wooden frame, showing the artist's GS signature on the dark, wet stones.

Distressed white frame and signature

The framed painting held up by two hands against rich dark wooden wall panelling under a warm picture light.

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SS Great Britain - Launching Day Dawns

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