Keywords: James Clarke Hook - Catching a Mermaid.jpg Artwork Creator James Clarke Hook Two boys and a girl are portrayed on rocks at the water's edge The narrative indicates that they have discovered a wrecked ship's figurehead and armed with ropes and a boat-hook attempt to haul it ashore Two of the children sit on the long boat-hook The girl restrains the younger boy while the older boy perches near the edge of the rocks and secures the figurehead with a rope 1883 oil canvas cm 91 5 139 3 National Maritime Museum http //collections rmg co uk/collections/objects/15575 html Royal Museums Greenwich object history credit line accession number BHC4162 http //prints rmg co uk/image/330277/james-clark-hook-catching-a-mermaid National Maritime Museum PD-Art-100 James Clarke Hook Paintings in the National Maritime Museum London Portrait paintings of children Paintings of ships in distress Oil paintings of seascapes Figureheads 1883 paintings |