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The deck - morning inspection and prayers, 1875-76

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Accession no.: Y: 54/13/6
Title: The deck - morning inspection and prayers, 1875-76
Description: One of set of 49 watercolours, 1 pencil sketch, 7 pen drawings, all the work of Staff Surgeon Edward Lawton Moss, R.N. of H.M.S.Alert during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-76.
Medium: Watercolour
Artist: Moss, Edward Lawton
Note: Text, hand-written on reverse of paper: 'The lights ought to have a little yellow added (this was performed by candle light)'.
Dimensions: Image:
  • Width: 355mm; height: 252mm
Mount:
  • Width: 555mm; height: 410mm