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Watercolor of sailing boats anchored in a calm estuary, with bathers on the sandy shore under a cloudy sky.

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Dutch Fishing Boats at Anchor in an Estuary, William Joy (1850), Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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This watercolor shows several sailing vessels at anchor in a calm estuary, with large cream-colored sails and figures working on the deck of the foreground boat. In the foreground, bathers and a seated figure rest on a sandy shore beneath a sky of soft clouds. The work is titled Dutch Fishing Boats at Anchor in an Estuary, by William Joy, dated 1850.

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