Watercolor portrait. Handwritten on back: "Copied from a pencil sketch, R.S. Smith, June 1869. Portrait in water-color, the property of Eugene du Pont, Esq."
Text from image: "Stern Wheel Boat "D. Murchison" built in 1869. Length 120'-0" Beam 20'-0" Depth 5'-0" Engines 284 and 285." Engines: High pressure 15" diam. 60" stroke.
Text from image: "Vapore "Tambo" Length 138 feet Breadth 28' Depth 6 1/2'. Engines (2) H.P. Inclined 18" x 72". Built by Pusey Jones Co., Wilm., Del. 1869." Built for Republic of Peru.
Text from image: "Steamer "Nutrius" built in 1869 to go to Venezuela. Length 136'-0" Beam 23'-0" Depth 5'-6" Engines 187 and 188." Engines: Inclined 16" diam. 72" stroke