Boat Sailing to the Left with Island in the Background by John Christian Schetky

Watercolor of a sailing boat on choppy sea with a cliffed island and distant ship under a cloudy sky.

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A two-masted sailing boat with billowing sails moves across choppy water toward the left, with a cliffed island rising on the horizon behind it. A second, smaller vessel appears far to the right under a pale, cloud-filled sky. This watercolor by John Christian Schetky is dated 1834.

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Date

1834

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Museum

Wikimedia Commons

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Public domain

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Boats