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Hand-coloured aquatint of a sailing ship and rowing boats on a Cornish estuary under a dark, stormy sky.

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This hand-coloured aquatint shows a tall-masted sailing ship and several small boats on a calm estuary under a stormy sky, with wooded hills along the shore. A grounded hulk rests at the right edge of the composition. The work is titled Fowey, Cornwall and was made by Thomas Rowlandson in 1822.

Date

1822

Medium

Hand-colored etching and aquatint

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

License

CC0

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