AF-WX-2149Q.T.jpg

Colored image of a Greenland whale breaching, or returning head-first into the sea, with its tail suspended in the air to the left. In the background, at far left, is a rowboat with a silhouette of a man preparing to throw a harpoon. There is a thick bank of grey clouds on the right. Below the image is the caption, "GREENLAND WHALE BLEACHING." The "L" in the latter word is probably a typesetting error; compare to AF-WX-2149E, which is also set in a different font face. Artist's name partially visible in bottom right ("NEVIPER"?), but large parts of the letters are missing; the name is almost not present in WX-2149E.


whales
1845-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
R. Yorke Clarke & Co.
ink; paper; mounting
6 in x 4 1/2 in
Britain: London