Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
George William Crawford Chambers, 1830–ca. 1900, British
Title:
Fishing Vessels in a Heavy Swell off the Coast
Date:
1857
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite with scraping out on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches (24.1 x 36.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in artist's hand lower left in brown ink: "G. Chambers | 1857"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, The U Collection. In appreciation of Choh Shiu and Man Foo U, loving parents, and Dorothea and Frank Cockett, dear friends
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2008.30.12
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
seascape | marine art | ships | ship | fishing vessels | fishing boats | boats | vessels (watercraft) | sails | fishing | windmill | coast | sea | coastline | town | waves (natural events)
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Seascapes - Marine Paintings and Watercolors from the U Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 2009-05-28 - 2009-08-23)
Publications:
Eleanor Hughes, Seascapes : marine paintings and watercolors from the U Collection [wall labels], , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2009, p. [15], V 2165 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:60744