The brig Berdinkha of Whitby in French waters calling for a pilot

English School, 19th Century The brig Berdinkha of Whitby in French waters calling for a pilot inscribed 'Brig Berdinkha of Whitby. Captn Thompson. 1868.' (on an old mount) pencil, pen and black ink and watercolour heightened with white and with scratching out, on paper 13¼ x 21 in. (33.6 x 53.4 cm.)