File:Yachts of the Cumberland Society Racing on the Thames, circa 1815 RMG BHC1196.tiff
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Summary
William Havell: Yachts of the Cumberland Society Racing on the Thames, circa 1815 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q8011020 |
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Object type |
painting object_type QS:P31,Q3305213 |
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Description |
English: Yacht racing began in an organized fashion on the Thames in the mid-18th century. The Duke of Cumberland founded the Cumberland Fleet for Thames racing in 1775. This was the ancestor of the Royal Thames Yacht Club and used a version of the white ensign without the large cross of St George. This painting is therefore an early depiction of this activity for the leisured. The Thames has been portrayed in a rural context with a country estate in the distance to the left. Green fields sweep down to the riverbank, and there are figures in horse-drawn carriages watching the race. On the river, one yacht has been placed in the foreground, with two crew on board and a gentleman in the stern, wearing a cream-coloured top hat. Such yachts usually flew the burgee flag of the club, together with the personal flag of the owner. This yacht is depicted winning the race, with several others close behind it on the left of the picture. On the right, in the foreground, a small boat of onlookers wave in salute to the winning yacht. The gentlemen raise their hats while a woman in the stern wearing a yellow poke bonnet looks on. Other small craft are also in the water at the finishing line to welcome the victor.
The artist has intentionally adopted a low viewpoint and this has emphasised the impression of the yacht's speed. He has also bathed the yachts in a bright light to provide a contrast with the dark strip of the river in the foreground. |
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Date |
circa 1815 date QS:P571,+1815-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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Medium | oil on canvas | |||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | Painting: 495 mm x 698 mm; Frame: 590 mm x 795 mm x 46 mm | |||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q7374509 |
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Accession number |
BHC1196 (Royal Museums Greenwich) |
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Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/12687 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Permission (Reusing this file) |
The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright. |
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Identifier InfoField | id number: BHC1196 loan out file number: Z1997.031 |
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Collection InfoField | Oil paintings |
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