Print of Nelson Encountering a Bear
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Framed Print of Nelson encountering a bear, c.1854 (grey wash, heightened with white, watercolour, graphite)
7295548 Nelson encountering a bear, c.1854 (grey wash, heightened with white, watercolour, graphite) by Foster, Myles Birket (1825-99); 45.1x32.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Myles Birket Foster
One of a group of 11 designs for wood-engravings, out of 32 that Birkett Foster did, to illustrate the 1854 edition of Southey's Life of Nelson published by David Bogue, London. The others, not all in necessarily finished form and not in chronological order, are PAE5373-PAE5383. This one was engraved (coloured) as the title plate of the book and is Foster's take on a legendary incident of Nelson's youth when serving as coxswain to Captain Skeffington Lutwidge of the Carcass on Constantine Phipps's Spitzbergen expedition in 1773. He set out to shoot a bear in order to get its skin for his father, but the musket misfired and he was lucky to escape with his life owing to a crack in the ice separating him from the animal, and the fact that he was spotted and Carcass fired a gun, which frightened the bear off. The most famous representation, which Foster clearly knew from the composition here, was by Benjamin West (BHC2097) and was engraved in the Clarke and McArthur Life of Nelson of 1809. Other images in the edition were done by Edward Duncan (10) or reproduced pictures by Richard Westall, Sir Thomas Lawrence and other uncredited but mostly identifiable sources. The title here is as published. For Foster's full contributions to the edition see PAE5373.); © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. © © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London / Bridgeman Images
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Wood effect frame, card mounted, 10x8 fade resistant photo print. Overall outside dimensions 14x12 inches (36x31cm). Environmentally and ozone friendly, 40mm wide x 15mm Polycore® moulding has the look of real wood, is durable and light and easy to hang. Biodegradable and made with non-chlorinated gases (no toxic fumes) it is efficient; producing 100 tons of polystyrene can save 300 tons of trees! Prints are glazed with lightweight, shatterproof, optical clarity acrylic (providing the same general protection from the environment as glass). The back is stapled hardboard with a sawtooth hanger attached. Note: measurements provided are estimated outer dimensions, which include both the image and the frame. While we aim to keep sizing consistent, exact dimensions may vary slightly due to differences in print size or production requirements, which may result in a variation in the overall size (up to approximately 2.5cm (1"))
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