© South Shields Museum & Art Gallery
Launching the Lifeboat
Artist: Luke Clennell (1781 - 1840)
Location: South Shields Museum & Art Gallery
Date: 1810
Materials: watercolour on paper
Dimensions: 43.8 x 70.5cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £3,125 (Total: £10,600)
Vendor: W/S Fine Art Ltd
Review number: 5798 (2006)
Provenance:
John Zwemmer; Agnew's, 1981; The Prudential Assurance Company, until 2005; Christie's, 2005; W/S Fine Art.
Description:
This dramatic scene shows the historically important 'Original' lifeboat - the first purpose-built lifeboat anywhere, which was based at South Shields. The boat is manned by South Shields' Tyne pilots who wear distinctive headgear. A large, rare watercolour by Luke Clennell, a significant North-East artist whose career was cut short by illness.
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