Medea Towing a Turkish Corvette out of a dangerous situation in the Island of Syra 26 Augst 1836

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Medea Towing a Turkish Corvette out of a dangerous situation in the Island of Syra 26 Augst 1836

The ‘Medea’ towing a Turkish Corvette off the rocky island of Syra (or Syros), Greece, facing left. Two ship’s boats accompany each vessel. Two onlookers present at right foreground standing on rocks. Treacherous waves throughout. Coloured lithograph by Charles Frederick de Brocktorff, 1837.

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Object Details

ID:	PAH0856
Collection:	Fine art
Type:	Print
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Brocktorff, Charles Frederick de
Places:	Unlinked place
Vessels:	Medea (1833)
Date made:	1837
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Sheet: 378 x 477 mm; Mount: 482 mm x 634 mm