A three-decker off a headland by moonlight
Painting, signed in initial capitals lower left 'E.H.' For information on the artist see BHC1177, with which this work was acquired. The three-decker shown in stern view, slightly to port, is a mid-19th-century warship in black-and-white livery and probably intended as British, though no ensign is included. To its left under cliffs is a small boat with a single sail and of a form that might indicate a Mediterranean location, but if so probably imaginary. While the time of day looks like moonlight, it may in fact be dawn with a pale sun rising on the horizon. [PvdM 8/14]
Object Details
ID: | BHC1178 |
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Collection: | Fine art |
Type: | Painting |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Edward Hoyer |
Date made: | circa 1870-80; circa 1870-90 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Painting: 152 mm x 216 mm; Frame: 200 mm x 290 mm x 22 mm |
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