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In this painting Musin shows the vessel surrounded by icebergs, but still in open water. A gloomy sky is only allowing some sunlight unto the scene, causing a stage-like effect in the composition. In the foreground the ship’s crew are busy moving smaller crafts across the ice.
Title
HMS 'Erebus' in the Ice, 1846
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 114.5 x W 178 cm
Accession number
BHC3325
Work type
Painting
