File:A Third-Rate Entering Port Mahon RMG BHC1895.tiff
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Charles Martin Powell: A third-rate entering Port Mahon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q21463336 |
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Object type |
painting object_type QS:P31,Q3305213 |
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Description |
English: A Third-Rate Entering Port Mahon A third-rate, two-decker, 74-gun warship is shown flying the red ensign and private pennant on the left of the picture, in the entrance to Port Mahon harbour. A ship of this size could have been used for lying in line of battle, as an independent cruiser or the flagship of a small squadron. This one is in fact hove-to and making little way, to drop a boat which is conveying two naval officers to the quayside on the right. The boat, also flying the red ensign, has a smartly uniformed crew which suggests it is taking the captain ashore. Other ships lie behind off the harbour entrance. In the foreground is a variety of small craft including a rowing boat on the left, with a man holding a net spread over the water. In the central foreground a felucca, a type of narrow, swift, lateen-rigged sailing vessel used in the Mediterranean, moves towards a small landing stage. The buildings of the port are visible on the right and the 18th-century lazaretto or hospital to the left. The artist has incorporated detailed elements of everyday life, such as washing hanging on a line, a woman carrying a basket on her head, a man with his fishing rod and inhabitants wearing their traditional dress. This is an unusual, large composition by an artist more widely known for small-scale paintings in the Dutch manner and stylistically it hovers between the 18th and 19th centuries. Powell came from Chichester and spent some time at sea. This is not one of his exhibited works and was probably therefore a commission, perhaps for the captain of the unidentified vessel shown. It is signed and dated 'C M Powell 1820' in the bottom right-hand corner. |
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Date |
1820 date QS:P571,+1820-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium | oil on canvas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | Frame: 1276 mm x 1855 mm x 96 mm;Overall: 47.4 kg;Painting: 1092 mm x 1651 mm | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q7374509 |
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Accession number |
BHC1895 |
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Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/13373 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 InfoField | Acquisition Number: 1936-80 id number: BHC1895 |
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Collection InfoField | Oil paintings |
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