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Key Information
- Title:
- The Greenland Whale Fishery
- Object Name:
- Date/Period:
- c1740
- Location on Display:
- Museum - Not Currently on display
- Accession No:
- KINCM:1981.541
- Other Numbers:
- W1.82.76
- Brief Description:
- Hand coloured print of Whalers in the Arctic, legend reads 'The Greenland Whale Fishery'. Plain panel with curved upper centre, containing title and the artists names, 'V.dr. Maulen delin.' and 'T. Wilson fecit'. View of whaling fleet in the Greenland whaling grounds, with whaling boats in the foreground and uniformed crew in blue jackets, white breeches and stockings, with wide brimmed black hats. A group of harpooners are standing on the left foreground beside a shoreline with a boat alongside as they attack a polar bear, standing on its hind legs. Clouded night scene, with stars in the sky and the shapes of icebergs looming between the ships at anchor.
Dimensions:
| Type | Height | Width | Depth | Diameter | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29[cm] | 39[cm] |
