c. 1890 Portrait of TITANIC SURVIVOR Archibald Gracie IV by John W L Forster Oil

This listing is for “Portrait of Colonel Archibald Gracie IV, c. 1890” by John Wycliffe Lowes Forster (1850-1938) pictured above.About this work:The only recorded portrait of Archibald Gracie IV (1858-1912), the famous Titanic survivor and author.This fantastic portrait depicts a young Gracie around 1890, when he married Constance Elise Schack. Gracie, who was a soldier, amateur historian, and real estate investor, is best known for surviving the Titanic disaster and his subsequent written account of the whole ordeal.After survived the sinking of Titanic, Gracie gave evidence to the US Senate inquiry into the disaster. He testified that he was asleep in his first class cabin when Titanic collided with the iceberg and was woken by the impact. Realising that something was amiss, he went up to the boat deck to try to discover what had happened. When it became clear that the ship was in danger he went back to his cabin to prepare his luggage and returned to the promenade deck wearing his l