Breaking up the Agamemnon

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Breaking up the Agamemnon
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Breaking up the Agamemnon

Date1870
MediumEtching
Dimensionsplate: 7 9/16 × 16 1/8 in. (19.2 × 41 cm)
sheet: 9 15/16 × 18 15/16 in. (25.2 × 48.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Charles Lee Reese, 1940
Object number1940-11.184
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Label TextThe British navy dismantled its last surviving wooden-hulled battleship off the coast in 1870. Haden’s print attained instant popularity, and its sentimental end-of-an-era theme engendered many imitations.
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