Keywords: Samuel Walters - The three-masted merchantman „Thames“ under tow off Gravesend.jpg Artwork Creator Samuel Walters The Thames of 454 tons was built in London in 1829 for the West India trade Originally owned by Hibberts of London she later passed into the ownership of Thompson of London and was in service for over thirty years 1839 oil canvas cm 50 76 2 object history credit line indistinctly signed and dated '1839' lower right Gravesend can be identified by the spire of St George's church the Royal Terrace Pier the two windmills on Windmill Hill and on the right Roshville with its formal ornamental gardens accession number christies online 5259466 5949 42 London 11 November 2009 PD-old-100 Samuel Walters 1839 paintings 1839 in England 19th-century sailing ships in paintings Thames ship 1829 Gravesend |