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“Hurrah! for the Whaler Erebus! Another Fish!”

ca. 1846
Not on view
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title:
    “Hurrah! for the Whaler Erebus! Another Fish!”
  • Artist:
    Joseph Mallord William Turner (British, London 1775–1851 London)
  • Date:
    ca. 1846
  • Medium:
    Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions:
    35 1/2 × 47 1/2 in. (90.2 × 120.6 cm)
  • Classification:
    Paintings
  • Credit Line:
    Tate, London; Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest, 1856
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings