File:HMS 'Edinburgh' on Anti-Torpedo Exercise RMG BHC1674.tiff

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Original file ‎(7,200 × 4,061 pixels, file size: 83.65 MB, MIME type: image/tiff)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary[edit]

Eduardo De Martino: HMS 'Edinburgh' on anti-torpedo exercise  wikidata:Q50891474 reasonator:Q50891474
Artist
Eduardo De Martino  (1838–1912)  wikidata:Q10270818
 
Eduardo De Martino
Alternative names
Birth name: Eduardo Federico de Martino; Eduardo di Martino; Eloardo DeMartino; Edoardo Federico De Martino; Commendatore Edoardo DeMartino; Edoardo de Martino; Edoardo DeMartino; Edoardo De Martino
Description -Italian painter, military personnel and sailor
Date of birth/death 29 March 1838 Edit this at Wikidata 21 May 1912 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Meta London
Work location
Montevideo (1868–1877); Rio de Janeiro (1870–1875); Porto Alegre (1870–1876); Rio Grande (1870–1876); London (1877–1912) Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q10270818
 Edit this at Wikidata
image of artwork listed in title parameter on this page
Title
HMS 'Edinburgh' on anti-torpedo exercise Edit this at Wikidata
title QS:P1476,en:"HMS 'Edinburgh' on anti-torpedo exercise Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Len,"HMS 'Edinburgh' on anti-torpedo exercise Edit this at Wikidata"
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Genre marine art Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: HMS 'Edinburgh' on Anti-Torpedo Exercise

HMS 'Edinburgh', shown with anti-torpedo nets out in a mock exercise against torpedo boats in about 1887. Smoke billows from her guns to the left. Torpedo nets were hung over the side of ships in an attempt to protect them against attack from small and fast surface torpedo boats. These carried two pole-spars with explosive charges attached to their ends and attacked by ramming. On approaching the target ship behind the nets, the torpedo-boat crews were exposed to immense danger. In the centre on the right a torpedo boat has been depicted with a small crew holding two of the long pole-spars, their explosive charges clearly visible. Other similar boats have been positioned closer to the ship, carrying out their attacks. A line of ships at anchor can be seen in the distance. The grey sky and cold blue of the sea indicate the unpleasant nature of the task undertaken by the torpedo-boat crews.

The artist was born in Italy but lived in Brazil until he came to England in 1876. In 1895 Queen Victoria appointed him Marine Painter in Ordinary. The painting is signed 'E de Martino' bottom left.

'HMS Edinburgh' on Anti-Torpedo Exercise
Date circa 1887
date QS:P571,+1887-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium oil on canvas Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions Painting: 520 mm x 915 mm; Frame: 24.8819 x 40.748 x 2.4409 in.; 632 x 1035 x 62 mm
institution QS:P195,Q7374509
Current location
Royal Museums Greenwich
Accession number
BHC1674
Notes Signed. Acquisition method: vote.
References
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/13162
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.
Identifier
InfoField
Acquisition Number: OP1972-15
id number: BHC1674
Collection
InfoField
Oil paintings

Licensing[edit]

This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
Public domain

This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer.

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.

This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.
The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".
This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current21:46, 29 September 2017Thumbnail for version as of 21:46, 29 September 20177,200 × 4,061 (83.65 MB)Fæ (talk | contribs)Royal Museums Greenwich Oil paintings (1887), http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/13162 #1819

You cannot overwrite this file.

File usage on other wikis

Metadata

This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:HMS_%27Edinburgh%27_on_Anti-Torpedo_Exercise_RMG_BHC1674.tiff&oldid=646382986"