Fishing Boats and Steamboat in a Choppy Sea
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1800 - 1899
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
495 x 597 mm
Order this imageCollection
Arlington Court, Devon
NT 987421
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Fishing Boats and Steamboat in a Choppy Sea, British (English) School, 19th century. Three fishermen in a rowing boat make their way over a choppy sea from a barrel floating on the water in the left foreground to a large fishing boat bearing the French flag which occupies the middleground. More fishing boats can be seen in the background at the left and a steamship is visible on the distant horizon at the far right. The white cloudy sky is relieved with patches of blue in places.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Miss Rosalie Chichester (1865 – 1949) in 1949
Credit line
Arlington Court, The Chichester Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist