“Dracula has arrived. "It's my homage to Bram Stoker's
story of Count Dracula and his arrival in Whitby. The painting, 33 in
x 24 in oils on canvas, has been painted using a limited historical
photograph of the harbor in the late 1800s; however, I have had to
Use artistic license by including some modern buildings."
Bram Stoker's Legend of Count Dracula was created on 25th October 1885. The
ship, the Dementer, carrying silver and crates of soil, ran across on
the sands at Collier's Hope (also known as Tate Hill Sands), at the
eastern end of the harbour between the Tate Hill Pier and East Pier.
The log charts the recorded gradual disappearance of the entire crew.
during the journey to Whitby until only the captain is left, tied to
the wheel, as the ship runs aground below East Cliff. "A large dog"
was seen bounding from the wreck and running up the 199 steps to the
Abbey ruins, and from this moment, all Bloody Hell let loose.