Painting, <i>Muscat</i>
date: label: date made
content: 1850
name: label: maker
content: Hornbrook, Thomas L.
notes: label: Description
content: The painting shows a view of Muscat Harbor, on the Gulf of Oman on the southeast coast of Arabia. Entering the fortified harbor is a pirate galley, flying a red flag.
label: Description
content: Thomas L. Hornbrook (1780-1850) was born in Plymouth, England. He specialized in scenes depicting British trading vessels. He became the official marine painter for both the Duchess of Kent and Queen Victoria. Typically, his signature appears on a piece of wood floating in the foreground found in most 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: 2005.0279.059
label: accession number
content: 2005.0279
label: catalog number
content: 2005.0279.059
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: 11 5/8 in x 17 5/8 in; 29.5275 cm x 44.7675 cm
label: Measurements
content: with frame: 14 3/4 in x 20 1/2 in; 37.465 cm x 52.07 cm