Mainmast sails
Oil painting on canvas, removed from its original stretcher. It shows a sunlit view from the upper top on the foremast of a barque, looking back and down at the double main topsails and main course, with the sea horizon two-thirds of the way up the picture. Shadows of the upper foresails fall on th mainsail. It is a dramatic viewpoint, very familiar from shipboard photography, though Everett presumably did it from sketches. On what ship is not clear. [PvdM 2/18]
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Object Details
ID: | BHC2468 |
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Collection: | Fine art |
Type: | Painting |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Everett, (Herbert Barnard) John |
Date made: | Late 19th century to mid 20th century |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Bequeathed by the artist 1949. |
Measurements: | Painting: 600 mm x 415 mm |