Whale Studies, c. 1874 by Charles Melville Scammon

Whale Studies, by Charles Melville Scammon presents two whale species rendered in precise, textured line studies, one shown gliding along the surface and the other captured mid-dive with its broad tail raised; the illustrations reflect the firsthand observations Scammon made over a decade at sea as a 19th-century American whaling captain turned naturalist.

Artist: Charles Melville Scammon, 1825–1911. Date: c. 1874.

Whale Studies. Naturalist Illustration Reproduction Canvas Print.