Wednesday, November 28, 2018

RMS Olympic Oleograph Advertisement

This oleograph depicts the RMS Olympic in a port, advertising her for the White Star Line.  Advertisements such as this were typically hung in a White Star Line agent's office along with other advertisements, depicting ships available for people to sail on by the White Star Line.  The artist Fred Pansing painted 2 other depictions of the Olympic which were used for the Olympic and Titanic and this must have been painted and/or used during the Titanic era due to the fact Mr. Pansing passed away in 1912.  Following the Titanic disaster, the White Star Line was particular about showing their ships having enough lifeboats, so there is a chance a different artist added more boats later.  These were used even in 1920s and there are just a handful in existence today.

1 comment:


  1. Hello,

    we provide affordable and result-oriented SEO services, please give a chance to serve you.


    Thanks
    Admin: E07.net

    ReplyDelete