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Hand-colored engraving of a large beached whale with spectators--men, women, children, and a dog and horse--gathered around it. Jagged rocks, and what appears to be a cliff, in the background, with two men standing atop the rocks for a better view. Text printed below the image: "THE IMMENSE WHALE. 65 feet long. Found off Greenway Gapp near Brighton. 29 Decr. 1830."


whales
1830-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
unknown
ink; paper; color wash
7 in x 9 1/4 in
Britain