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Josiah Robert Wells : Wreck of the French War-Steamer L'Hermite, on Wallis Island, Pacific Ocean. ( Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL) Create new Wikidata item based on this file )
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Josiah Robert Wells (1849–1897) wikidata:Q21465026
Josiah Robert Wells
Alternative names
J. R. Wells
Description British painter
Date of birth/death 1849 Edit this at Wikidata 1897 Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q21465026
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The Illustrated London News
Title
Wreck of the French War-Steamer L'Hermite, on Wallis Island, Pacific Ocean.
Object type print
object_type QS:P31,Q11060274
Description
English: Wreck of the French War-Steamer L'Hermite, on Wallis Island, Pacific Ocean. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 26 September 1874.


The British screw sloop-of-war HMS Dido (left) arrives to assist the wrecked French w:unprotected cruiser L'Hermitte (right) off w:Wallis Island on 20 July 1874.

L'Hermitte, 1867
Depicted place Wallis (island)
Date 20 July 1874
date QS:P571,+1874-07-20T00:00:00Z/11
Medium Wood engraving
Place of creation London
Credit line Illustrated London News
Source/Photographer Anonymous, "Wreck of a French Warship," Illustrated London News , Volume 65, p. 301.
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