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HMS Akbar Augst 4th 1815
This watercolour is part of a set of six (PAF5609-14) depicting the 'Akbar' in different weather conditions and on different dates throughout August and September of 1815. This shows the 'Akbar' on 4 August with her bow-starboard side facing towards the picture frame. She is fully rigged, the water is calm and she is bathed in a crystalline light. The print is signed by the artist on the mount at the lower right. George Back joined the 'Akbar' as midshipman in 1814, after having been a prisoner of war from 1809. Medium includes graphite.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAF5610 |
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| Type: | Drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Back, George |
| Vessels: | Akbar (1805) |
| Date made: | 1806; 4 Aug 1815 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Mount: 270 mm x 448 mm |
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