Title

Whaling Scene

Mediumpencil, paper

Dimensions10 × 13 in. (25.4 × 33 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.9344

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionWhaleship, right background, with two lowered boats. One boat is in the foreground with crew of six, rowing from right to left. The harpooner is poised in the bow with his harpoon but not ready to strike. In the left background is the second whaleboat, all hands are seated on the thwarts indicating that not much whaling action is to be had. The ship is seen quarter view, port stern. Mild swell of the ocean.Provenance"HWK" numbered objects are from Henry W. Kendall's personal collection, distinct from the larger Kendall Whaling Museum collection.

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