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An Incident of Whaling

William Bradford

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a ship with three masts in the middle of icy waters. The ship is positioned on the left side, with a dark hull and sails furled. Two small boats are near the ship on the left. Two people stand on the ice in front of the boats. The background features two large, snow-covered mountains or icebergs behind the ship, with another land mass on the right. The sky above is cloudy and brown. The scene appears to show a whaling incident. The painting is by William Bradford, titled "An Incident of Whaling".

Artwork Details

Date
1880s
Medium
Oil on canvas
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 371 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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