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The U.S. Brig Porpoise in a squall. Drawn and Engraved Expressly for the New Mirror by W J Bennett
A port broadside view of the American ‘Porpoise’ under sail in a storm. Several sailing vessels of differing sizes are also in the vicinity. A stretch of land can be seen on the horizon. She is described by Howard Chapelle in the ‘American Sailing Navy’ as a brigantine. Coloured aquatint.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAD6163 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Bennett, W. J. |
| Vessels: | Porpoise (1836) |
| Date made: | 1836 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Mount: 157 mm x 201 mm |
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