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Key Information
- Title:
- Whaling barques and whale boats in the Arctic
- Object Name:
- painting
- Artist / Maker:
- Anon
- Date/Period:
- c1888
- Location on Display:
- Museum - Not Currently on display
- Accession No:
- KINCM:2007.2248
- Other Numbers:
- W1.32.76
- Brief Description:
- Starboard profile view of three masted whaling barque in the Arctic in full sail with blue pennant and garland in the rigging, black hull with central white stripe, whaling boats with crews harpooning whales with curled tails on the right and other boats on the left with crews, one with pennant flag in the stern, another being hauled onto the ice in the foreground. Other whaling barques facing in opposite directions on either side, and further whaling boats and barques in the distance with ice floes in between and mountains on the horizon.
Physical Information
- Material:
- oil; wood; gilt
- Medium:
- oil
Dimensions:
| Type | Height | Width | Depth | Diameter | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| framed | 535[mm] | 740[mm] |
