The Resolution in a Stream of Pack-Ice
William Hodges
- Art Funded
- 2006
- Dimensions
- 21.8 x 21.6 cm
- Vendor
- Christie's
William Hodges was the official artist on Captain CookÂ’s Second Voyage and this small sketch was made during one of the two sweeps towards the South Pole in 1772-73.
It depicts the Resolution under sail in a choppy sea under overcast skies with streams of pack ice floating past. There is a similar sketch in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales.
Provenance
Unknown; Christie's, 2006.