Ship SAM SKOLFIELD II in Cyclone

Lai Fong, artist. attrib. See 80.107.1. Oil on canvas. Ship SAM SKOLFIELD II. Overall tone of the painting dark blue-grey. Starboard broadside view, vessel tilting to starboard so the deck is seen more clearly. In a heavy sea only two stormsails are raised on the main and mizzen. A streak of lightning lights a patch of the sky in the upper right. Six men on deck barely distinguishable. Inscription: "Ship Sam Skolfield Masts in cyclone Bay of Bengal Oct 30 1876" Image: 9.5" x 11.5" Frame: 13.75" x 17.75" x 3