Head from the figurehead of a Spanish prison Hulk
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Head from the figurehead of a Spanish prison Hulk
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Published 2017-03-07T14:04:56+00:00
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This is part of a figurehead that once decorated a Spanish Prison hulk, a ship that housed political prisoners, near the island of Fernando Po, West Africa. The head was stolen in 1869 by four junior naval officiers from HMS Sirius ( a British ship moored nearby), who rowed out in a gale, climbed the ship's cable and sawed it off.
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| Date published | 07/03/2017 |
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| Title | Head from the figurehead of a Spanish prison Hulk |
| Date | 19th Century |
| Accession | FHD0105 |
| Period | Contemporary |
| Medium | Wood |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | National Maritime Museum |
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