File:'A Party from His Majesty’s ships Resolution and Discovery Shooting sea-horses, Latitude 71 North, 1778' RMG BHC4212.tiff
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John Webber: 'A Party from His Majesty’s ships Resolution & Discovery Shooting sea-horses, Latitude 71 North, 1778'
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'A Party from His Majesty’s ships Resolution & Discovery Shooting sea-horses, Latitude 71 North, 1778'  |
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| Object type | painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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marine art |
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| Description |
English: 'A Party from His Majesty’s ships Resolution & Discovery Shooting sea-horses, Latitude 71 North, 1778' This large picture of walruses ('sea-horses') being shot for food was painted after John Webber’s return to London from Cook’s third voyage to the Pacific (1776–80). Webber was employed by the Admiralty as the official artist on the voyage. After his return he worked to supervise engravings from his artworks for the official voyage publication, and to create large paintings for public exhibition. This painting was shown at the Royal Academy in 1784, highlighting the drama and heroism of Cook's voyage. In his search for a North-West Passage through the American continent, Cook reached Latitude 71 N, the furthest northern point then obtained by a European explorer. His search exposed his crews to arduous Arctic conditions, producing images very different from the warm paradise recorded from his first and second voyages. This scene emphasizes the intrepid character of the expeditions, as journeys into the unknown and epic contests between man and nature. Cook's men are shown battling the giant, roaring walruses in a bid for survival and food. In fact, in this instance the contest was very one-sided, since the walruses – then a little-known species - were basically harmless. The crew also disagreed about the appeal of walrus meat as a foodstuff. |
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| Date | 1784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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oil on canvas |
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| Dimensions | Painting: 1245 mm x 1575 mm;Frame with cartouche: 1556 x 1850 x 145mm; Frame: 1520 mm x 1850 mm x 105 mm; Weight: 74.8 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BHC4212 |
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Signed. Cleaned by the Ministry of Public Buildings and Works 1966. Overall size includes cartouche. |
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| References |
Royal Museums Greenwich artwork ID: 15625 |
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| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/15625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright. |
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| Identifier | Acquisition Number: OP1985-29 MOD number: MOD ID 221 OPSC: AC 48 OPSC: GAC 4463 UPIX: BI 102 UPIX: RA 140 UPIX: RA 54 id number: BHC4212 |
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| Collection | Oil paintings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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