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Antarctic Expedition: Escape from the Bergs, 1842

Image
Accession no.: Y: 2008/8/2
Title: Antarctic Expedition: Escape from the Bergs, 1842
Description: Oil painting on canvas by R.B. Beechey 1863 of HMS Erebus and Terror, Escaping from the Icebergs, 13 March 1842. Seascape depicting two ships in a stormy night surrounded by icebergs.
Medium: Oil painting
Artist: Beechey, R.B.
Note: see object file for 5 x loose pieces of frame
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Dimensions: Image:
  • Width: 900mm; height: 620mm; depth: ?mm
Frame:
  • Width: 1158mm; height: 879mm; depth: 94mm