JACOBSEN, Antonio Nicolo G (Denmark/USA 1850-1921)
SS Port Phillip, 1890.
Signed and inscribed lower right with date and studio address 705 Palisade Av. West Hobokin, NY.
Oil on Canvas
54x89cm (image) 77x111cm (frame)

PROVENANCE:
John Hannan Collection of Marine Art.

OTHER NOTES:
The auxiliary steamer 'Port Phillip' was built in Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1884 for the Milburn Line fleet, the second ship of this name to be operated by this shipping company after the retirement of the original vessel. Built to handle a heavy passenger, mail, and cargo load throughout seasons from the 1880s to 1900, she served the company for 18 years before being sold off in 1902 and then renamed. In 1890, the ship carried a mix of government-assisted British and European emigrants, standard saloon passengers, and high-value cargo like Australian wool, minerals, and agricultural machinery. The vessel primarily ran a direct line departing out of London or Antwerp (a major passenger embarkation port for continental trade), routing through the Suez Canal or around the Cape of Good Hope, before making landfall at Port Phillip Heads to drop off passengers and cargo in Melbourne and Sydney.

Estimate $3,000-5,000