South Sea Whale Fishery

Object summary

Title: South Sea Whale Fishery
Object ID: AF-WB-0252
Date made: 1835
Place made: United Kingdom, England
Publisher: Ackermann, Rudolph
Engraver: Duncan, Edward
Painter: Garneray, Ambroise Louis
Object type: Etching
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
On view: No

Description

A whaleboat is in pieces after a Sperm Whale came up under it. Crewmembers are scattered among the debris and on top of the whale reaching out for help from the main whaleboat in the distance. This is a print from a watercolor of an early whaling expedition.