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Image scanned and/or photographed, then color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
Whaling Ship "Pacific"
Image scanned and/or photographed, then color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
Image scanned and/or photographed, then color-corrected by Pat Cagney.

Whaling Ship "Pacific"

Artist Unknown
Dateca. 1850
MediumOil on paper, mounted on canvas
Dimensions19 1/2 x 24 in. (49.5 x 61 cm)
Overall, Frame: 23 7/8 x 27 3/4 in. (60.6 x 70.5 cm)
ClassificationsAmerican art
Credit LineGift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Object number76.53.28
Terms
  • Whales
  • Ships
On View
On view
DescriptionThis is an oil on paper painting, mounted on canvas. It depicts a whaling ship, a smaller boat with men holding spears and whales. More whaling ships can be seen in the distance.

Label TextWhaling Ship Pacific, ca. 1850 American Oil on paper, mounted on canvas Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch 76.53.28
Image scanned and/or photographed, then color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
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