PS Comet

Painting, PS Comet / Alexander Nasmyth, 1816. Oil on canvas, [sight] 18x26cm in frame 25x33x3cm. View of the paddle steamer Comet, the first steampowered ship in 1812 using a Symington engine, plying on the Firth of Forth in 1816 after withdrawal from her original service on the Clyde

Collection

Science Museum

Inventory Number

3026418

Title

PS Comet

Object Type

PhysicalObject

Measurements

- frame: 250 mm x 330 mm x 30 mm; image [sight]: 180 mm x 260 mm