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American Sidewheeler <i>De Ruyter</i> to the Rescue, by Jean Baptiste Henri Durand-Brager. The transatlantic American steam passenger ship <i>De Ruyter</i>, rushing to the assistance of the beleaguered British sailing ship, <i>loch Earn</i>. The <i>De Ruyter</i> a side-wheeler of the Engels line, with its distinctive funnel, was running from New York to Antwerp. The Belgium destination is marked by the pennant on the foremast. The <i>loch Earn</i> had collided with the French steamer <i>Ville du Havre</i> on 22 November 1873. Only a few people were rescued from the French steamer, and most of the survivors picked up by loch earn were transferred to the American ship <i>Tremountain</i> a day later. This painting, directly commissioned by the American ambassador to Belgium, Joseph Russell Jones, as a formal commemoration, marks the heroism of the moment against the primal power of the open ocean, and marks the beginnings of an American-Belgian passenger ship company.</div>
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Jean-Baptiste_Henri_Durand-Brager" class="extiw" title="w:en:Jean-Baptiste Henri Durand-Brager"><span title="Marine painter (1814-1879)">Jean-Baptiste Henri Durand-Brager</span></a>
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1873<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1873-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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