How you can use this image
This image can be used for non-commercial research or private study purposes, and other UK exceptions to copyright permitted to users based in the United Kingdom under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, as amended and revised. Any other type of use will need to be cleared with the rights holder(s).
Review the copyright credit lines that are located underneath the image, as these indicate who manages the copyright (©) within the artwork, and the photographic rights within the image.
The collection that owns the artwork may have more information on their own website about permitted uses and image licensing options.
Review our guidance pages which explain how you can reuse images, how to credit an image and how to find images in the public domain or with a Creative Commons licence available.
Notes
Add or edit a note on this artwork that only you can see. You can find notes again by going to the ‘Notes’ section of your account.
This painting is one of a series of four in the same frame, recording an incident involving HMS 'Pique' after she went aground on rocks at Point Forteau, in the Straits of Belle Isle, whilst patrolling off Labrador. Several days later she was again caught in a gale and strong seas struck the rudder, already weakened by the first incident, and tore it from the stern post. The ship was then steered for 1,400 miles without a rudder and was able to return to England in October 1835. The painting shows the ship in distress in one of the gales she experienced on her journey home to England, perhaps off the coast of France. Her flags fly upside down as she calls for help. She eventually returned safely, when her captain was tried at Court Martial at Portsmouth Harbour in October 1835, but found not guilty of damage to the ship.
Title
HMS 'Pique' in a Gale during Her Return to England
Date
mid-19th C–late 19th C
Medium
oil on panel
Measurements
H 24 x W 34.5 cm
Accession number
BHC2257
Work type
Painting