Painting
- Title:
- Shipwreck, Eudora, Day
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Creator:
- John Rowe Parker del./William Heath Painter
- Date:
- circa1810
- Material:
- Watercolor on paper
- Dimensions:
- H-24 W-18 D-10.5 inches
with frame - Description:
- Sailing ship with three broken masts on turbulent sea. Large rock on left with climbing figures with a figure clinging to rope attached from shore to ship. There are 6 figures on the right. Handwritten description below the painting, describing the wreck of the ship off Cornwall. A daytime view of the wreck
- Provenance:
- Acquired from NH Fire Marine Insurance, 1823. The Eudora was a South Berwick-built ship which foundered off Cornwall on its maiden voyage in 1810.
cf. C06.534.2. This picture is a later view of the wreck. - Subjects:
- Painting, Watercolor
- Place of Origin:
- England
- Collection Name:
- Art Artifacts Collection
- Item Number:
- C06.534.1
- Accession Number:
- C06.534.1
- Type of Material:
- Objects
- Copyright Statement:
- For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the Portsmouth Athenaeum
- Credit Line:
- Portsmouth Athenaeum
- Participating Organization:
- Portsmouth Athenaeum
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