ANNA ZINKEISEN LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR THE SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS. 40x491/2 inches. Baynard Press, London. Condition B+: restored losses and restoration in bottom margin and top left corner, some affecting image; minor creases in image. In a border resembling a picture frame, a busy scene on the shores of Southampton, with townsfolk watching the first stone of the Southampton docks being lowered into place. Although primarily a portrait and flower painter, Zinkeisen executed a number of posters for the British Railway companies, in addition to murals for luxury liners such as The Queen Mary and The Queen Elizabeth.
