Into the Bay · At the 1884 Whitechapel Exhibition

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Title: Into the Bay
Actual Title: Whitby, North Yorkshire
Artist: C. Napier Hemy
Artist Full Name: Charles Napier Hemy (1841-1917)
Status: R. A.
Date (Painted or Exhibited): 1876
Type: Oil on canvas
Size (HxW mm): 509 x 762
Current Location: Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust, gift from J. G. Graves, 1943: VIS.1343
Lent By: Arthur Hope, Esq.
Catalog Number: 62
Catalog Page: 10
Catalog Description: A wet sheet and a flowing sea,
A wind that follows fast,
And fills the white and rustling sail,
And bends the gallant mast.

The white waves heading high, my lads,
the good ship bright and free,--
The world of waters is our home,
And merry men are we.-- (Allan Cunningham)
Curators Notes: The painting could well be the one shown in the 1884 exhibition because the subject, the genre, and the date align with the painting listed in the catalog.
Alt-Text: Several sailboats with reddish-brown sails approach a stone pier, with people gathered on the dock. A hillside town and a castle atop the hill overlook the harbor under a cloudy sky.
Image Credit: Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust