Painting, <i>Gulf of Persia</i>
date: label: date made
content: 19th century
name: label: maker
content: Hornbrook, Thomas L.
notes: label: Description
content: The painting shows six large ships docked in a bay in the Persian Gulf. In the background are seen a palm tree beach and mountainous terrain. To the right, smoke is emerging from a fortress. Two manned long boats are also present. This painting is believed to depict a combined British land and sea force capturing and destroying the pirate stronghold Iswasnee in the Persian Gulf on July 3, 1810. Thomas L. Hornbrook (1780-1850) was born in Plymouth, England. Hornbrook specialized in scenes depicting British trading vessels. He became the official marine painter for both the Dutchess of Kent and Queen Victoria. His signature appears on a piece of wood floating in the foreground of his paintings. He possibly visited the East Indies between 1806 and 1810.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Maritime
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content: Work and Industry: Maritime
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content: Cigna Maritime Collection
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content: Transportation
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content: Art
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of CIGNA Museum and Art Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2005.0279.057
label: accession number
content: 2005.0279
label: catalog number
content: 2005.0279.057
objectType: label: Object Name
content: painting
label: Object Name
content: painting, oil
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: oil on canvas (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: without frame: 12 in x 18 in; 30.48 cm x 45.72 cm
label: Measurements
content: with frame: 14 3/4 in x 20 1/2 in; 37.465 cm x 52.07 cm