HM Steamship Medusa forcing passage through the Strait of Shimonoseki / HM Steamship Medusa forcing passage through the Strait of Shimonoseki between Kioe-shioe and Hondo (Japan), September 1864, Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest
Z. M. Steamship 'medusa' forces the passage through the strait of simonoseki between kioe-shioe and hondo (japan), september 1864. In the middle the ship being bombarded from fortresses on the shore. In the foreground a rowing boat and drowning people on driftwood; jr. Jacob eduard van heemskerck van beest (1828–1894), oil on canvas, 1864. Object Type: painting. Genre: marine art. Date: 1864. Dimensions: height: 68 cm (26.7 in); width: 107 cm (42.1 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Z.M. Stoomschip Medusa forceert de doorgang door de Straat van Shimonoseki Rijksmuseum SK-A-2725