Painting of Cutty Sark by Frederick Tudgay, 1872 (tactile)
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- Synopsis
- The ship's portrait was painted for Cutty Sark's owner John Willis and shows a side view of Cutty Sark in full sail with her bow on the right and stern on the left. Cutty Sark is painted against a grey and white cloudy sky sailing across a deep sea-green sea with white waves breaking along the ship's hull and over the sea's surface. Just in front of her but far away in the distance is the rather ghostly grey shape of another sailing ship in full sail but going in the opposite direction to Cutty Sark. The black hull of the ship is a stark contrast to the creamy white of the sails, the three white masts and the white figurehead at the bow. At the top of the main mast is the Willis house flag - a blue flag with a red cross on a white square background set diagonally on the blue. At the stern, above the spanker sail (the last sail) is the red ensign, a large red flag with the union jack in the top right corner. All the rigging is carefully painted along with the main deck structures including the ship's steering wheel. The scene is completed by small figures of people standing on the main deck.
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Publisher:
- RNIB
- Date of Addition:
- 05/09/17
- Copyrighted By:
- RNIB
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Travel
- Submitted By:
- Deborah Morton
- Proofread By:
- N/A
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.