File:Hulks, probably at Sheerness, 1838 RMG PU9410.jpg
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Summary
| Author |
Captain George Pechell Mends |
| Description |
English: Hulks, probably at Sheerness, 1838 This drawing, dated in pencil lower right 'May 28 1838', is probably unfinished and shows Mends's technique of laying in a series of flat washes to build up his composition, before adding final detail. The location is probably the main basin at Sheerness Dockyard, with ship-building sheds on the left. The ships on the left are simply laid up in reserve, with an old accommodation hulk in the centre with what appears to be a raft specially dedicated as a floating 'drying yard' for seamen's washing. It is an early drawing for Mends, at least in relation to those in the Museum's collection, done when he was about 24. He was then still only a 'passed midshipman' or mate and presumably at Sheerness, though in what capacity is not yet known. |
| Date | 28 May 1838 |
| Dimensions | Mount: 211 mm x 295 mm |
| Notes | Box Title: D.142 M1848-1860. |
| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/113561 |
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| Identifier | Picture Department Petrel Project Number: M1856 Unidentified Prints & Drawings Number: 4 id number: PAD9410 |
| Collection | Fine art |
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| current | 05:46, 30 September 2017 | | 1,280 × 905 (1.23 MB) | Fæ | Royal Museums Greenwich Fine art (1838), http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/113561 #7044 |
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