1213197 Hermaphrodite Brig (oil on canvas) by Balmer, George (c.1806-46); 89.6x63.0 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; (add.info.: Two ships are pictured caught in rough seas near St Abb\'s Head, north of Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland. The dangerous seas around the rocky promontory led to a lighthouse being built later in the century. The far ship has taken down most of its sails to cope with the violence of the winds. The ship in the foreground is a hermaphrodite brig. This is the term given to a two-masted ship with her foremast fully square rigged and her mainmast fore-and-aft rigged. George Balmer was one of the leading painters of sea subjects in the North East.); 穢 Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English, out of copyright.