'Why have we stopped, Captain?', by Henry Mayo Bateman

An image of "Why have we stopped, Captain?". Bateman, Henry Mayo (British, 1887-1970). Graphite, chalk and Indian ink on paper, laid down, height 330 mm, width 222 mm, 1908. Notes: (Lady Passenger) 'Why have we stopped Captain? / (Captain) "On account of the fog, Madam" / (Passenger) - "Oh! but my dear Captain - Surely not! - Look! its perfectly clear up above" / (Captain) "Aye, Ma'am - but we're not goin' that way, unless the Boiler busts!!".

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"Why have we stopped, Captain?". Bateman, Henry Mayo (British, 1887-1970). Graphite, chalk and Indian ink on paper, laid down, height 330 mm, width 222 mm, 1908. Notes: (Lady Passenger) 'Why have we stopped Captain? / (Captain) "On account of the fog, Madam" / (Passenger) - "Oh! but my dear Captain - Surely not! - Look! its perfectly clear up above" / (Captain) "Aye, Ma'am - but we're not goin' that way, unless the Boiler busts!!".

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Accession Number: 2502
© The estate of Henry Mayo Bateman. Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 683 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 358.70kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1

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