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Quarterdeck of HMS "Impregnable"

1852-1854
Not on view
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.
In this boldly composed picture, Tripe positioned his camera to accentuate the huge timbers of the ship’s main mast and yardarm—perhaps because they had been the site of an execution. On May 12, 1853, Thomas Chown was hanged from the yardarm of this ship after he was found guilty of striking a superior officer while drunk.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Quarterdeck of HMS "Impregnable"
  • Artist: Linnaeus Tripe (British, Devonport (Plymouth Dock) 1822–1902 Devonport)
  • Date: 1852-1854
  • Dimensions: image: 27 x 34.8 cm (10 5/8 x 13 11/16 in.)
    mount: 28.6 x 35.7 cm (11 1/4 x 14 1/16 in.)
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: National Gallery of Art, Washington, The Sarah and William L Walton Fund, Diana and Mallory Walker Fund and The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation through Robert and Joyce Menschel
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs