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Key Information
- Title:
- Sailing Barque in the Arctic with whale boats
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Artist / Maker:
- Probably by Willoughby
- Date/Period:
- c1850
- Location on Display:
- Museum - Not Currently on display
- Accession No:
- KINCM:2007.2249
- Other Numbers:
- W1.15.76
- Brief Description:
- Portside profile view of a three masted sailing barque with topsails up and figurehead of a Highlander in tartan and red jacket with sword, black hull with white centre stripe. Whale boats with crews rowing with harpooner at the bows, and whales in the water of the foreground. Ice floes and icebergs in the foreground and background. Stern view of a similar barque on the far right.
Physical Information
- Material:
- oil; wood; gilt
- Medium:
- oil
Dimensions:
| Type | Height | Width | Depth | Diameter | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| framed | 710[mm] | 1020[mm] |





