At the 2007 auction, the experts at bruun rasmussen had established that the painting was exhibited at the 1847 charlottenborg exhibition as et dampskib i oprørt søe under norge (a steamship in rough weather near norway). Object Type: painting. Date: 1847. Dimensions: height: 60 cm (23.6 in); width: 91 cm (35.8 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Unknown. Vilhelm Melbye - Dampskib i høj sø - 1847