Francis Sartorious, the Younger (1782-1808)

The Wreck of the Hindustan (sic) off Margate

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Francis Sartorious, the Younger (1782-1808)
The Wreck of the Hindustan (sic) off Margate
inscribed 'The wreck of the Hindustan East Indiaman/which was lost off Margate on the 13th January/1803, as she appeared from 11 o'clock at night/until the people were taken from it at 5 next/morning: when between 25 and 30 of her crew were either/drowned or frozen to death. (Her length was 1756 Feet 4 inches/and Breadth 43 Feet 8. Inches'

oil on canvas
24½ x 34½in. (62.5 x 88cm.)

拍品专文

The East Indiaman Hindostan, 1,248 tons, was built in 1789 and made her first round trip to the East between January 1790 and June 1791. Thereafter, she made a further four voyages and arrived home from the last on 13 June 1802. Refitted and reporvisioned, she left London early in January 1803 but was caught in a severe gale off Margate and was wrecked on the Wedge Sand with the lostt of 25 to 30 of her crew; although the picture dates the wreck to 13 January 1803, some sources state the 11th.