Artist: Sir John Everett Millais, Bt
Date: 1874
Size: 222 x 176 cm
Museum: Tate Britain (London, United Kingdom)
Technique: Oil On Canvas
The north-west passage was the unnavigable sea route round North America which was thought to provide a passage to the East. In time, it became synonymous with failure, adversity and death, with men and ships battling against hopeless odds in a frozen wilderness. Millais painted this picture in 1874 when another English expedition was setting off. Previous representations had shown had explored the desolate beauty of the terrain with details such as wrecked ships to underline the futility of man
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