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Key Information
- Title:
- Boats Approaching A Whale
- Object Name:
- Date/Period:
- 01/02/1813
- Location on Display:
- Museum - Not Currently on display
- Accession No:
- KINCM:1981.548.4
- Other Numbers:
- W1.112.76d
- Brief Description:
- Hand-coloured print, one of a series of eight, with an image of a group of small open whaling boats, each with a harpooner standing at the bow, approaching a whale. There are seven crew members in each boat. Two three-masted whaling ships are shown in the background. The title below reads 'Boats Approaching A Whale'. It was engraved by Matthew Dubourg, after John Heaviside Clark, and published and sold by Edward Orme, Bond Street, London, on 1st February 1813.
Dimensions:
| Type | Height | Width | Depth | Diameter | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20[cm] | 26[cm] |
