Quarterdeck of HMS “Impregnable”

1852–1854

Linnaeus Tripe

Associated Names
Linnaeus Tripe

Artist, British, 1822 - 1902

The image shows a ship's deck with wooden planks leading towards the mast in the center. The horizon is not visible due to the low angle of view. The composition includes the mast, rigging lines, and parts of the superstructure. The sepia-toned photograph has a vintage feel with a monochromatic color palette of warm brown shades. Figures are scattered across the deck, engaged in various activities, appearing small compared to the large structures around them. Rope coils and small lifeboats line the deck's edges.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Sotheby's, London, 25 April 1986, lot 92). (Hans P. Kraus, Jr., New York); NGA purchase, 2010.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, across bottom left under image in graphite: Quarter-Deck of H.M.S. Impregnable; on verso, by unknown hand, lower left in graphite: x2898

Wikidata ID

Q64157479

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