File:A frigate clawing off a rocky coast RMG BHC1259.tiff
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Vilhelm Melbye: A frigate clawing off a rocky coast
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A frigate clawing off a rocky coast  |
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| Object type | painting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description |
English: A frigate clawing off a rocky coast A dramatic painting showing a frigate off a rocky coast, in the act of ‘clawing’. This occurred when a sailing ship tried to avoid being driven on to a ‘lee’ shore in rough seas because of a combination of a rough sea and a strong onshore wind. The Scandinavian vessel is shown struggling perilously close to a rocky shore, probably off the coast of Norway. She is being watched by a small fishing vessel on the left of the picture. A lighthouse is visible on the headland with mountains rising up beyond. This Danish artist exhibited marine paintings at the Royal Academy between 1853 and 1867. The painting is signed ‘W Melby 1858’. |
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| Date | 1858 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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oil on canvas |
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| Dimensions | Painting: 1042 mm x 1550 mm; Frame: 1320 mm x 1840 mm x 110 mm | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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BHC1259 |
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| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/12750 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright. |
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| Identifier | Acquisition Number: 1944-152 id number: BHC1259 |
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| Collection | Oil paintings | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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