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A highly detailed painting showing the ‘Hindustan’ at anchor, possibly off the rocky coast of the Canary Islands, with its sails lowered. A small local craft can be seen in the foreground and there is a ship in full sail in the distance on the left. The painting is thought to commemorate the ‘Hindustan’s’ first voyage for the East India Company to China at the start of 1790, returning just over a year later in January 1791. Luny was commissioned to produce five paintings of the ‘Hindustan’ from this voyage. In 1795 the ‘Hindustan’ was sold to the Government, to become the fouth-rate ship HMS ‘Hindostan’. In October 1792 it undertook its second trip to China, escorting the 'Lion' with Lord Macartney aboard, as part of Britain’s trading embassy to the Chinese Emperor, which was ultimately unsuccessful.
Luny’s associated paintings of the ‘Hindustan’ in the collection are BHC3403, BHC3404, BHC3405, BHC3406 and BHC3407. The National Maritime Museum also has the log book of ‘Hindostan’ for the period 1795 to 1796 and 1803, and naval papers related to the salvage of the wreck.
The painting is signed and dated 1790.
Title
The East Indiaman 'Hindustan' at Anchor
Date
1790
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 55.8 x W 86.3 cm
Accession number
BHC3407
Work type
Painting
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England
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