The Last of the Crew


The Last of the Crew is an 1853 landscape painting by the British artist Clarkson Stanfield. It depicts the aftermaths of a shipwreck during a storm. The focus is on the sole survivor of the crew, alone on the rugged coastline.
Stanfield, a former sailor was noted for his romantic seascapes. The work was displayed at the Royal Academy's Royal Academy Exhibition of 1854|Summer Exhibition of [1854 at the National Gallery in London.
The painting is now in the collection of the Manchester Art Gallery, having been acquired in 1920.