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]

Object Details

ID: BHC2468
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