Four British Warships and a Fishing-smack in a Strong Wind
Peter Monamy (London 1681 - Westminster 1749)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1701 - 1749
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
540 x 1040 mm
Order this imageCollection
Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 1401308
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Four British warships and a fishing-smack in a strong wind by Peter Monamy (London 1681 - Westminster 1749). Five large English ships flying the Union Flag in a stiff breeze with more shipping on the horizon. A moody black sea in the foreground lightens towards the distance.
Provenance
Part of the Windham Collection. The hall and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 1969 by Robert Wyndham Ketton-Cremer (1906-1969).
Credit line
Felbrigg Hall, The Windham Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
Peter Monamy (London 1681 - Westminster 1749), publisher