File:James Clarke Hook - Catching a Mermaid.jpg
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[edit]James Clarke Hook: English: Catching a Mermaid
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English: Catching a Mermaid |
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| Object type | painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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English: Two boys and a girl are portrayed on rocks at the water's edge. The narrative indicates that they have discovered a wrecked ship's figurehead and, armed with ropes and a boat-hook, attempt to haul it ashore. Two of the children sit on the long boat-hook. The girl restrains the younger boy, while the older boy perches near the edge of the rocks and secures the figurehead with a rope |
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| Date | 1883 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | oil on canvas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 91.5 cm (36 in); width: 139.3 cm (54.8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BHC4162 |
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| References | Royal Museums Greenwich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | National Maritime Museum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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