TW429401 Sunderland Harbour, 1883 (oil on canvas) by Smith, John (1841-1917); 103.2x184.2 cm; Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, Tyne & Wear, UK; (add.info.: The River Wear is pictured from the entrance to the North Dock, looking upriver and towards the South Dock. Flags on the ships are flying at half-mast out of respect for the 1883 Victoria Hall disaster, when 183 children were crushed to death and another 100 injured in a stampede for free toys. The crisp and detailed style is characteristic of this artist\'s painting technique. John (or James) Smith was a Sunderland-born painter specialising in landscape, marine and coastal scenes. In later life he was often known as \'John Smith of Roker\';); 穢 Sunderland Museums ; British, out of copyright.