HMS Akbar Augst 10th 1815

This watercolour is part of a set of six (PAF5609-14) depicting the 'Akbar' in different weather conditions and on different dates throughout August and September of 1815. This shows the 'Akbar' on 10 August from her port-stern side. She is fully rigged, her masts pitched at an angle indicating a strong wind. The print is signed by the artist on the mount at the lower right. George Back joined the 'Akbar' as midshipman in 1814, after having been a prisoner of war from 1809. Medium includes graphite.

Object Details

ID: PAF5609
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Back, George
Vessels: Akbar (1805)
Date made: 1806; 10 Aug 1815
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Mount: 267 mm x 447 mm