'Grace Darling and her Father Saving the Shipwrecked Crew, September 8th, 1838', (1942). Creator: William Bell Scott.
/2756244.jpg "'Grace Darling and her Father Saving the Shipwrecked Crew, September 8th, 1838', (1942). Creator: William Bell Scott.")
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'Grace Darling and her Father Saving the Shipwrecked Crew, September 8th, 1838', (1942). In 1838 Grace Darling and her father William Darling, a local lighthouse keeper, heroically rescued victims of the wreck of the SS 'Forfarshire' off the Farne Islands. She died from tuberculosis in 1842, aged just 26. Design made 1857-1858 for the decoration of the inner court of Wallington Hall, Northumberland. From "English Women", by Edith Sitwell. [Collins, London, 1942]
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People Information
Creator
- William Bell Scott: British: Author, artist, painter
Subject
- Grace Darling: British: Heroine
- William Darling: British: Lighthouse-keeper
People Related
- William Collins: British: Publisher, publishers, publishing company, publishing house
- Edith Sitwell: British: Author, writer, poet, critic
Geographic Hierarchy
World Europe United Kingdom England Northumberland Farne Islands
- 55 38 00 N , 001 37 00 W
Category Hierarchy
Science & Nature Weather & Seasons
History & Politics Historical Events Disasters
Lifestyle & Leisure Transport & Travel
Science & Nature Natural Phenomena
Society & Culture Issues & Causes
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4500x4728
File Size : 62,333kb
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- 0580072049
- 2-756-244
- 2756244