File:A Whaler off a Mountainous Coast RMG BHC1213.jpg
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James Wilson Carmichael: A Whaler off a Mountainous Coast
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John Wilson Carmichael |
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A Whaler off a Mountainous Coast  |
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| Object type | painting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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English: A Whaler off a Mountainous Coast Compositionally, this painting of a whaler off a mountainous coast, relates to another picture by John Wilson Carmichael (1800-68) in the NMM, the '"Erebus" and "Terror" in the Antarctic' (BHC1215). Here, though, just one ship represents the only human presence in an environment of rough peaks, glaciers, mountains and jagged rocks. The ship is portrayed tossed in the waves as it navigates a passage though a sound. In the foreground is Carmichael's interpretation of the wildlife in such an environment. Whales send up jets of water in the foreground to the left. The painter paid particular attention to the depiction of the luminous sky and the golden glow on the mountains in the background. The landscape seems fantastical and the scene has been romanticized, since although the environment is barren it is not threatening to the ship and men. The presence of the birds and fish implies that nature has been interpreted as benign to man and not hostile. Carmichael was a prolific artist who produced drawings and engravings for the British newspapers of the time. |
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| Date | mid-19th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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oil on canvas |
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| Dimensions | Painting: 876 mm x 1384 mm; Frame: 1008 x 1522 x 95 mm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BHC1213 |
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| Notes | Signed. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/12704 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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: 1948-663 id number: BHC1213 |
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| Collection | Oil paintings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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