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Title translates to "Whale Hunting at the Cape of Good Hope."
Hand colored and signed by artist in the lower, right corner of the plate. Scene of American whaling vessel with four whaleboats surrounding a whale. A crew member of the whaleboat in the lower, right corner is posed to harpoon the whale.


Whales
1854-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Breton, Louis Le
ink; color wash; paper; mounting
14 1/2 in x 23 1/2 in
France: Paris

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