4. “La Circassienne au Bain”
“La Circassienne au Bain” was a gorgeous painting by French artist Merry-Joseph Blondelm, which was purchased by a rich Titanic first-class passenger, Mauritz Håkan Björnström-Steffansson.
The man was the son of an important pioneer in the Swedish wood pulp industry, and he got the painting just a few moments before he embarked on the ship.
Panicked by the accident, Staffensson jumped off a gunwale into a collapsible lifeboat that was being lowered to the sea, and in his attempt to save his life, he left the expensive painting behind.
“La Circassienne au Bain” became the most costly object to sink with the ship when he submitted a $100,000 claim for it. Unfortunately, Staffensson didn’t receive the entire amount he requested, and his luxurious pants will always be one of the things that died along with the Titanic.
Do you know any other things that died along with the Titanic? Let us know in the comments!
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One thing is missing . The sarcophagus(mummy board) of the main priestess of Amen-Ra from the British Museum. It was on the ship .
Since than a copy is being masqueraded around the word .
The captains dog died aboard Titanic as well as other passengers dogs.
The idea that a man was saved after spending an hour in the frigid water is absurd. He’d have
not lasted more than twenty minutes in that water.
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The article was interesting and adds to the tragedy of lives lost and the treasures of those lost lives. But, the editing was atrocities! Numerous misspellings and gramatical errors.
I have not seen it mentioned that to me the most precious items that died were the dogs cats etc the passengers had with them.
Does anyone proof-read and spell check these articles before they are posted? It’s not that hard to do.
Sorry 😞 this article, in my never to be humble, opinion was a waste of time.
Hey Anna, your glaring ignorance shows, “Harbeck managed to get lots of videos of Alaska”. Video wasn’t invented yet, not for about 50 years later. What a dope.
My mother was very young at the time, but she and my grandparents were supposed to take the return visit back to England on the Titanic. It never arrived for them to do that. I wish I had the tickets today, but my grandfather got his money back instead.
Very interesting. For those who died as well as their belongings, you still cannot take it with you.
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