The Resolution in a Stream of Pack-Ice

William Hodges (1744 - 1797)

Captain Cook Memorial Museum

1772-1773

William Hodges was the official artist on Captain Cook's Second Voyage and this small sketch was made during one of the two sweeps towards the South Pole in 1772-73. It depicts the Resolution under sail in a choppy sea under overcast skies with streams of pack ice floating past. There is a similar sketch in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales.

• Medium: wash and watercolour on laid paper
• Dimensions: 21.8 x 21.6cm
• Art Fund Grant: £14875 ( Total: £80,275)
• ArtFunded in: 2006
• Vendor: Christie's

Provenance

Unknown; Christie's, 2006.

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