File:Perilous situation of HMSV 'Intrepid' in Baffins Bay - August 2. 1851.jpg
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[edit]Walter William May: Perilous situation of H.M.S.V. Intrepid in Baffins Bay - August 2. 1851.
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Perilous situation of H.M.S.V. Intrepid in Baffins Bay - August 2. 1851. |
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Perilous situation of H.M.S.V. Intrepid in Baffins Bay - August 2. 1851. Christie's, September 23, 2004, London May, an amateur artist who illustrated numerous Arctic subjects, was mate on HMS Resolute on the Franklin Search Expedition of 1850-51 (for which see note to the preceding lot). The ships had been frozen in the ice from September 1850 and were finally released on 8 August 1851. May's sketches depict the Intrepid in the throes of the thawing ice, a few days before her release. |
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| Date | 2 August 1851 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | pen and ink and watercolour heightened with white on paper | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 17.7 cm (6.9 in); width: 27 cm (10.6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
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https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/lieutenant-walter-william-may-1830-1896-138-c-7ygh6sxmbk Christie's, LotFinder: [1] |
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| current | 19:12, 6 May 2023 | | 512 × 343 (36 KB) | Broichmore (talk | contribs) | {{Artwork |Artist={{Creator:Walter William May}} |title=Perilous situation of H.M.S.V. ''Intrepid'' in Baffins Bay - August 2. 1851. |Description= Perilous situation of H.M.S.V. Intrepid in Baffins Bay - August 2. 1851. Christie's, September 23, 2004, London May, an amateur artist who illustrated numerous Arctic subjects, was mate on HMS Resolute on the Franklin Search Expedition of 1850-51 (for which see note to the preceding lot). The ships had been frozen in the ice from September 1850 an... |
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