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Key Information
- Title:
- Whalers in the Arctic
- Object Name:
- painting
- Artist / Maker:
- R Willoughby (no signature visible)
- Date/Period:
- 1880
- Location on Display:
- Museum - Not Currently on display
- Accession No:
- KINCM:2007.2304
- Other Numbers:
- W1.67.76
- Brief Description:
- Two views of a whaler in the Arctic, with portside profile view on the right and three quarter stern view on the left, with three masts, sails up and houseflag of red with a right circle on the mizzen and red streamer on the main mast, a black hull with central red/brown stripe, cannons along the gunwhale, decorated white and red transom with casement windows at the stern. There are whale boats on the waters below harpooning whales with ice floes on either side and polar bears on the ice to the right foreground. Further whalers and icebergs on the horizon. Signed and dated bottom right.
Physical Information
- Material:
- oil; glass; wood; gilt
- Medium:
- oil
Dimensions:
| Type | Height | Width | Depth | Diameter | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| framed | 795[mm] | 1105[mm] |
