Lot 223: Édouard Adam (French, 1847-1929) The auxiliary steamer County of Sutherland at sea under steam and sail

The auxiliary steamer County of Sutherland at sea under steam and sail
signed 'Ed Adam', inscribed 'Havre' and dated 1878 (lower right)
oil on canvas
62.2 x 91.4cm (24 1/2 x 36in).

The general cargo steamer County of Sutherland was built by Connells of Glasgow in 1873. Owned by R. & J. Craig, also of Glasgow, as their first steamship, she was registered at 2,617 tons gross (1,696 net), measured 334 feet in length with a 38 foot beam and was engined by J. & J. Thompson of Glasgow. After only eight years with her original owners however, she was sold to British India Associated Steamers Ltd. (commonly known as the Queensland Royal Mail Line) in 1881 and renamed Roma. Placed on her new owners' London – Brisbane service, she maintained this until the beginning of 1894 when she was relegated to Indian coastal duties until broken up in June 1898.