The artist is Aivazovsky
Apparently, the appearance of this canvas and documentary accuracy in the image of the vessel are associated with the features of the tasks of the main naval headquarters, where the artist served since 1844. The same features and asceticism of the gloomy color scheme are characteristic of work "Bury signal" (1851, Tula Art Museum), "Storm" (1852, National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus, Minsk) and others.
