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Cruiser Tiradentes

Carlos Balliester1901

Museu Histórico Nacional

Museu Histórico Nacional
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

In the foreground clear blue sea with small waves. In the center, a vessel with a black hull with a red stripe, three red masts and white bowsprit. Brown chimney with white staircase outlined in red beside it. To the right, two sailing vessels at the bottom of mountain cutouts. Blue sky with pinkish and yellowish areas. Signature and date in the lower right corner. The cruiser Tiradentes received this name in honor of Joaquim José da Silva Xavier, Tiradentes. It was built in the United Kingdom and launched into the sea in 1892. On July 5, 1925 it sunk in Santa Catarina, on Ipanema beach, in São Francisco do Sul.

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  • Title: Cruiser Tiradentes
  • Creator: Carlos Balliester
  • Creator Lifespan: 1874 - 1926
  • Creator Nationality: Brasileiro
  • Creator Gender: Masculino
  • Creator Death Place: Rio de Janeiro
  • Creator Birth Place: Rio de Janeiro
  • Date Created: 1901
  • Physical Dimensions: 45 x 62 cm
  • Aquisição: Brasil
  • Type: Painting
  • External Link: Museu Histórico Nacional
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
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