Painting
- Title:
- Shipwreck Eudora Night View
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Creator:
- John Rowe Parker, del./William Heath, painter; William Heath painter
- Date:
- circa1810
- Material:
- Watercolor on Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-24 W-18 D-10.5 inches
with frame - Description:
- Watercolor of a three-masted ship with broken masts on turbulent sea in the moonlight. Below the painting is a handwritten description of the wreck of the ship Eudora.
- Provenance:
- Acquired from NH Fire Marine Insurance Co, 1823 The Eudora was a South Berwick-built ship which was wrecked off Cornwall in 1810. The two paintings describe the end of the ship.
cf. C06.534.1. This view is the earlier of the two. - Subjects:
- Painting, Watercolor
- Place of Origin:
- England
- Collection Name:
- Art Artifact Collection
- Item Number:
- C06.534.2
- Accession Number:
- C06.534.2
- 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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