“Launching the Lifeboat” by Luke Clennell. South Shields Museum, England

A group of South Shields pilots are seen launching a lifeboat. It is probable that the lifeboat in the painting is the Original, the first to be built in 1789.

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: South Shields Museum & Art Gallery, Tyne & Wear
Material: Watercolour on paper
Artist: Luke Clennell (1781-1840)
Date: Unknown

Image details
Date: 15 June 2022
Lens: Telephoto Camera 52mm ƒ/2.4
Focal Length: 52mm
Aperture: ƒ/2.4
Shutter Speed: 1/33s
ISO: 500
Licence: Image of a North East Museums asset. This image cannot be licensed.