Der Wallrossfang

DateCirca 1839

Dimensions6 × 9 in. (15.2 × 22.9 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.8416

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionImage of eight walruses, left, on an outcropping of ice; being aimed at by seven men in a rowboat with rifles. Other walrus are in the water around the boat. Other rowboats and tall ships can be seen in background to right. Cumulus clouds in the sky. Title below. Surrounded by border of flowers and narrow pillars. See #2001.100.7505, .7506, .7507, .7958 and .7744 for duplicate images.ProvenanceNo records in files. After Cook's voyages. Purchased from Kunstantiquariat Braun & Schmidt, Wuppertal, Germany, 07/17/1989, $25.00.

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