The ships 'Race-horse' and 'Carcass' of Captain Phipps' expedition embedded in ice in the Polar Regions

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Artist/Maker	Cleveley, John the Younger (artist)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

Watercolour depicting two ships, 'Race-horse' and 'Carcass', of Captain Phipps' Arctic expedition, embedded in the ice at Spitzbergen (Svalbard), August 1773. Signed and dated 'Jno Cleveley Junr' Delint 1774'.

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Categories	Paintings Topography Ships Watercolours Topographical Watercolours
Object type	Watercolour
Title	The ships 'Race-horse' and 'Carcass' of Captain Phipps' expedition embedded in ice in the Polar Regions (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Pen and ink with watercolour wash, on paper Watercolour (Paint) Ink Pen and Ink Paper (Fiber Product) Watercolour Painting (Technique)
Brief description	Watercolour by John Cleveley (1747-86). The ships 'Race-horse' and 'Carcass' of Captain Phipps' expedition embedded in ice in the Polar Regions, 1774
Physical description	Watercolour depicting two ships, 'Race-horse' and 'Carcass', of Captain Phipps' Arctic expedition, embedded in the ice at Spitzbergen (Svalbard), August 1773. Signed and dated 'Jno Cleveley Junr' Delint 1774'.
Dimensions	Height: 42cm (Note: Taken from Lionel Lambourne, British Watercolours in the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1980) Width: 58.4cm (Note: Taken from Lionel Lambourne, British Watercolours in the V&A, 1980) Gilt frame height: 680mm (Note: FRAME) Gilt frame width: 840cm (Note: FRAME)
Subjects depicted	Ice Polar Ships
Place depicted	Svalbard
Bibliographic reference	Coombs, Katherine British watercolours : 1750-1950 . London: V&A Publications, 2012 p.22, pl.11
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	316-1887

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Record created	February 1, 2011
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1178798/the-ships-race-horse-and-watercolour-cleveley-john-the/

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