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Watercolor Painting

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1867

GUSN

GUSN-40153

Description

Sailing vessel at sea, two figures lower body of third overboard at center.

Details

Descriptive Terms

watercolors (paintings)
paper (fiber product)
watercolor (paint)
Watercolor
Unidentified Paper
Painting

Inscription

Pen script at bottom (lower margin): ""Murder of Captain Benson on board his own ship `Zero'"" Printed in paint at lower right is ""W. Rennie 1867.""

People and Organizations

Capt. Benson

Maker

Rennie, W. (Artist)

Dimensions

11 x 15 x 0.625 (HxWxD) (inches)

Accession Number

1939.102

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