The Spermaceti Whale - Beale

Object summary

Title: The Spermaceti Whale - Beale
Object ID: AF-NB-0073C
Date made: 1837
Place made: United Kingdom, Scotland, Edinburgh
Publisher and engraver: Lizars, William Home
Draughtsman: Stewart, James
Object type: Engraving
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
On view: No

Description

A whale tosses on its back, with its tail thrashing on the right. One rowboat in the right foreground is sinking with several men aboard, while another rowboat appears behind the whale. The mother ship is in the left distance, and another whale spouts in the centre distance.