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Thomas Luny: The East Indiaman ‘Hindustan’ in a Breeze  wikidata:Q50870062 reasonator:Q50870062
Artist
Thomas Luny  (1759–1837)  wikidata:Q1389224
 
Thomas Luny
Description British painter
Date of birth/death 20 May 1759 Edit this at Wikidata 30 September 1837 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Cornwall Teignmouth
Work location
London Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q1389224
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Title
The East Indiaman ‘Hindustan’ in a breeze in the East Indies Edit this at Wikidata
title QS:P1476,en:"The East Indiaman ‘Hindustan’ in a breeze in the East Indies Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Len,"The East Indiaman ‘Hindustan’ in a breeze in the East Indies Edit this at Wikidata"
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Genre marine art Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: The East Indiaman ‘Hindustan’ in a Breeze

A scene showing the ‘Hindustan’ in full sail off the coast of China. A Chinese craft is sailing past on the left of the painting with a figure visible in the stern managing both the sails and the tiller. The junk is covered with a small awning. Another British ship can be seen in the far distance on the left.

The painting is thought to commemorate the ‘Hindustan’s’ first voyage for the East India Company to China at the start of 1790, returning just over a year later in January 1791. Luny was commissioned to produce five paintings of the ‘Hindustan’ from this voyage. In 1795 the ‘Hindustan’ was sold to the government, to become the 4th rate ship HMS ‘Hindostan’. In October 1792 it undertook its second trip to China, escorting the 'Lion' with Lord Macartney aboard, as part of Britain’s trading embassy to the Chinese Emperor, which was ultimately unsuccessful. Altogether the ‘Hindostan’ was in service between 1789-1802 and made six major voyages during this time. After various operations in the Atlantic and Mediterranean it was burnt by accident on 2 April 1804 in Rosas bay, San Sebastian.

Luny’s associated paintings of the ‘Hindustan’ in the collection are BHC3403, BHC3404, BHC3406 and BHC3407. The National Maritime Museum also has the log book of ‘Hindostan’ for the period 1795-96 and 1803, ADM/L/H/158, and naval papers related to the salvage of the wreck, MSS/81/108

The East Indiaman ‘Hindustan’ in a breeze
Date Late 18th century - Early 19th century
Medium oil on canvas Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions Frame: 610 mm x 921 mm x 48 mm;Painting: 560 mm x 865 mm
institution QS:P195,Q7374509
Current location
Royal Museums Greenwich
Accession number
BHC3405
Notes Signed.
References
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/14878
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Acquisition Number: 1946-130
id number: BHC3405
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