Commodore Trunnion and Jack Hatchway, Francis William Edmonds, circa 1839

The scene is taken from an 18th-century english novel by tobias smollet, "the adventures of peregrine pickle," in which jack hatchway learns from the newspaper that the commodore's rival, admiral bower, has been designated a peer of the realm. Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1839. Dimensions: height: 64.7 cm (25.5 in); width: 55.8 cm (22 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Dallas Museum of Art. Francis William Edmonds - Commodore Trunnion and Jack Hatchway