ANNA ZINKEISEN LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR THE SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS. 40x491/2 inches. Baynard Press, London. Condition B+: restored losses, replaced paper and repaired tears in margins; vertical and horizontal folds; creases in image. In a border resembling a picture frame is a busy scene on the shores of Southampton. Townsfolk are 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.
