The Mediterranean from the 'Ravenspoint'

A sketch from the 'Ravenspoint'. Everett has used form and colour to demonstrate the relationship between sea and sky. The sketch concentrates on the light effects of reflections on the surface of the calm water from the sky. Everett sailed in the steamer, 'Ravenspoint', from Liverpool to the Mediterranean between January and February 1935. The painting is inscribed 'Med Ravenspoint' verso.

Object Details

ID: BHC0163
Collection: Fine art
Type: Painting
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Everett, (Herbert Barnard) John
Vessels: Ravens Point 1918
Date made: 1935
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Bequeathed by the artist 1949.
Measurements: Painting: 228 x 308 mm