Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Samuel Owen, 1768–1857, British
Title:
Sailing Ships and Small Boats in Rough Sea off the Coast
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/4 × 4 1/4 inches (13.3 × 10.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Signed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "S.Owen"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.899
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
clouds | waves (natural events) | buoy | Cliffs (Sea) | Masts and rigging | bow (vehicle component) | coast | wind | sailors | ships | boats | sails | longboats | ship of the line | marine art
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Masters of the Sea - British Marine Watercolors (Yale Center for British Art, 1987-06-10 - 1987-08-02)

Masters of the Sea - British Marine Watercolors (National Maritime Museum, 2005-08-25 - 2005-10-25)
Publications:
Roger Quarm, Masters of the sea : British marine watercolours, , Phaidon, Oxford, UK, 1987, pp. 10, 92, no. 70, color pl. 3, ND2272 G7 Q73 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:11296